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Orbital Evolution of the Kuiper Belt

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 March 2016

Charles Morgan  and
Andrew Prentice
Charles Morgan
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, 3800Australia
Andrew Prentice
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical Sciences, Monash University, 3800Australia

Abstract

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The observed distribution of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) implies that they originally orbited in a narrow ring of radius 41 AU. The mass of the largest TNO was around 1 — 4 x 1026 g.

Type
II. Special Scientific Sessions
Information
Highlights of Astronomy , Volume 13 , 2005 , pp. 922
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Pacific 2005

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