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Generation of Highly Inclined Trans-Neptunian Objects by Planet Nine
Konstantin Batygin, Michael E. Brown
The trans-Neptunian region of the solar system exhibits an intricate dynamical structure, much of which can be explained by an instability-driven orbital history of the giant plane…
The Short Rotation Period of Hi'iaka, Haumea's Largest Satellite
Danielle M. Hastings, Darin Ragozzine, Daniel C. Fabrycky +5
Hi'iaka is the larger outer satellite of the dwarf planet Haumea. Using relative photometry from the Hubble Space Telescope and Magellan and a phase dispersion minimization analysi…
Solar Obliquity Induced by Planet Nine
Elizabeth Bailey, Konstantin Batygin, Michael E. Brown
The six-degree obliquity of the sun suggests that either an asymmetry was present in the solar system's formation environment, or an external torque has misaligned the angular mome…
A hypothesis for the color bimodality of Jupiter Trojans
Ian Wong, Michael E. Brown
One of the most enigmatic and hitherto unexplained properties of Jupiter Trojans is their bimodal color distribution. This bimodality is indicative of two sub-populations within th…
A Deep Search for Additional Satellites around the Dwarf Planet Haumea
Luke D. Burkhart, Darin Ragozzine, Michael E. Brown
Haumea is a dwarf planet with two known satellites, an unusually high spin rate, and a large collisional family, making it one of the most interesting objects in the outer solar sy…
Observational constraints on the orbit and location of Planet Nine in the outer solar system
Michael E. Brown, Konstantin Batygin
We use an extensive suite of numerical simulations to constrain the mass and orbit of Planet Nine, the recently proposed perturber in a distant eccentric orbit in the outer solar s…