The plane of the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

Simon J. Collander-Brown; Mario D. Melita; Iwan P. Williams; Alan Fitzsimmons

doi:10.1016/S0019-1035(02)00061-1

The plane of the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

Simon J. Collander-Brown, Mario D. Melita^*, Iwan P. Williams, Alan Fitzsimmons

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Abstract

We examine possible locations for the primordial disk of the Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt (EKB), using several subsets of the known objects as markers of the total mass distribution. Using a secular perturbation theory, we find that the primordial plane of the EKB could have remained thin enough to escape detection only if it is clustered very closely about the invariable plane of the Solar System.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	22-26
Number of pages	5
Journal	Icarus
Volume	162
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0019-1035(02)00061-1
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Orbits
Origin, solar system
Planetary dynamics
Transneptunian objects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Astronomy and Astrophysics
Space and Planetary Science

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The plane of the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt

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