Open AccessThe evolution of bodies orbiting in the trans‐Neptunian region on to intermediate‐type orbits
Author(s) -
Maran M. D.,
Williams I. P.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
monthly notices of the royal astronomical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.058
H-Index - 383
eISSN - 1365-2966
pISSN - 0035-8711
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-8711.2000.03790.x
Subject(s) - physics , eccentricity (behavior) , massless particle , trans neptunian object , situated , orbit (dynamics) , type (biology) , solar system , astronomy , order (exchange) , astrophysics , classical mechanics , mathematical physics , paleontology , biology , engineering , finance , artificial intelligence , political science , computer science , law , economics , aerospace engineering
We investigate the dynamical evolution of 210 hypothetical massless bodies initially situated between 10 and 30 au from the Sun in order to determine the general characteristics of the evolved system. This is of particular relevance to the understanding of the origin of Edgeworth–Kuiper belt objects on scattered intermediate orbits, such as 1996 TL 66 , which have high eccentricity and semimajor axis but nevertheless have perihelion in the region between 30 and 50 au from the Sun.