OSSOS. XXVII. Population Estimates for Theoretically Stable Centaurs between Uranus and Neptune

OSSOS. XXVII. Population Estimates for Theoretically Stable Centaurs between Uranus and Neptune

We calculate the upper bounds of the population of theoretically stable Centaur orbits between Uranus and Neptune. These small bodies are on low-eccentricity, low-inclination orbits in two specific bands of semimajor axis, centered at ∼24.6 and ∼25.6 au. They exhibit unusually long Gyr-stable lifeti...

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Main Authors: Rosemary C. Dorsey, Michele T. Bannister, Samantha M. Lawler, Alex H. Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2023-01-01
Series:The Planetary Science Journal
Subjects:
Centaur group
Astrostatistics
Surveys
Orbits
Trans-Neptunian objects
Planetary migration
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3847/PSJ/acd771

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