Observational Constraints on Planet Nine: Cassini Range Observations

Abstract

We significantly constrain the sky position, distance, and mass of a possible additional, distant planet in the solar system by examining its influence on the distance between Earth and the Cassini Spacecraft. Our preferred region is approximately centered on (RA, Dec) = ($40\arcdeg$, $-15\arcdeg$), extending approximately 20 degrees in all directions.

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