CORRALLING A DISTANT PLANET with EXTREME RESONANT KUIPER BELT OBJECTS

Renu Malhotra, Kathryn Volk, Xianyu Wang

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Abstract

The four longest period Kuiper Belt objects have orbital periods close to integer ratios with each other. A hypothetical planet with an orbital period of ∼17,117 years and a semimajor axis ∼665 au would have N/1 and N/2 period ratios with these four objects. The orbital geometries and dynamics of resonant orbits constrain the orbital plane, the orbital eccentricity, and the mass of such a planet as well as its current location in its orbital path.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numberL22
JournalAstrophysical Journal Letters
Volume824
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 20 2016

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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