一个类似塞德纳的天体,周边为80个天文单位
Chadwick A Trujillo1, Scott S Sheppard2
11] Gemini Observatory, 670 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, Hawaii 96720, USA [2].
Nature
|March 28, 2014
概括
天文学家发现了第二个类似塞德纳的天体,2012年VP113,周日线为80AU. 这一发现表明,这些物体可能属于奥特内部云,可能数量超过其他太阳系群体.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学.
- 星球科学 星球科学
- 太阳系动力学 太阳系动力学
背景情况:
- 太阳系包括岩石行星,气态巨星和冰冷的柯伊伯带天体.
- 矮行星塞德纳,周日76AU,以前是独一无二的.
- 塞德纳的轨道表明与假设的外部奥特云有联系.
研究的目的:
- 报告发现了第二个类似塞德纳的物体.
- 调查这一发现对太阳系形成模型的影响.
- 探索奥特内部云的潜在存在和组成.
主要方法:
- 对象2012 VP113.3的探测和轨道分析.
- 将2012 VP113的轨道参数与塞德纳和其他太阳系天体进行比较.
- 形成建模以评估Sedna类物体的起源和分布.
主要成果:
- 第二个类似塞德纳的物体2012 VP113被确定为80AU的周日点.
- 塞德纳和2012 VP113不是孤立的,这表明存在类似物体的群体.
- 这些物体可能代表奥特内部云的成员.
结论:
- 2012 VP113的发现支持奥特内部云的存在.
- 内奥特云物体可能是太阳系中动态稳定群体中最多的.
- 需要进一步的研究才能充分描述太阳系中新发现的这一区域.
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