2 papers
astro-ph.EP2025
Limits of Standard Tidal Models at Quaoar: Matching Weywot's Orbit, Missing the Spin
Zsolt Regaly, Viktoria Frohlich, Csaba Kiss
Weywot, Quaoar's small satellite, follows a nearly circular orbit at a distance of 12.9 times Quaoar's diameter and coexists with a compact ring system. Nevertheless, Quaoar's flat…
astro-ph.SR2025
Fine-Tuned Supernova or Failed Explosion? Decoding the Origins of the G3425 Binary
Zsolt Regaly, Viktoria Frohlich, Jozsef Vinko
A binary system (G3425) consisting of a massive unseen component and a red giant star on a nearly circular orbit was recently discovered. The formation of such a system is puzzling…