OSSOS. V. Diffusion in the Orbit of a High-perihelion Distant Solar System Object

OSSOS. V. Diffusion in the Orbit of a High-perihelion Distant Solar System Object

We report the discovery of the minor planet 2013 SY99 on an exceptionally distant, highly eccentric orbit. With a perihelion of 50.0. au, 2013 SY99' s orbit has a semimajor axis of 730 +/- 40. au, the largest known for a high-perihelion trans-Neptunian object (TNO), and well beyond those of (90...

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Main Authors: Bannister, Michele T., Shankman, Cory, Volk, Kathryn, Chen, Ying-Tung, Kaib, Nathan, Gladman, Brett J., Jakubik, Marian, Kavelaars, J. J., Fraser, Wesley C., Schwamb, Megan E., Petit, Jean-Marc, Wang, Shiang-Yu, Gwyn, Stephen D. J., Alexandersen, Mike, Pike, Rosemary E.
Other Authors: Univ Arizona, Lunar & Planetary Lab
Language:en
Published: IOP PUBLISHING LTD 2017
Subjects:
Oort Cloud
Kuiper belt objects: individual (2013 SY99)
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/624444
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