Title of article :
The plane of the Edgeworth–Kuiper belt
Author/Authors :
Collander-Brown، نويسنده , , Simon J. and Melita، نويسنده , , Mario D. and Williams، نويسنده , , Iwan P. and Fitzsimmons، نويسنده , , Alan، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2003
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.
Keywords :
orbits , solar system , planetary dynamics , Transneptunian objects , origin
