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The Stability Boundary of the Distant Scattered Disk
Konstantin Batygin, Rosemary A. Mardling, David Nesvorny
The scattered disk is a vast population of trans-Neptunian minor bodies that orbit the sun on highly elongated, long-period orbits. The stability of scattered disk objects is prima…
On the Fate of Interstellar Objects Captured by our Solar System
Kevin J Napier, Fred C Adams, Konstantin Batygin
With the recent discoveries of interstellar objects `Oumuamua and Borisov traversing the solar system, understanding the dynamics of interstellar objects is more pressing than ever…
The orbit of Planet Nine
Michael E. Brown, Konstantin Batygin
The existence of a giant planet beyond Neptune -- referred to as Planet Nine (P9) -- has been inferred from the clustering of longitude of perihelion and pole position of distant e…
Collisional Growth Within the Solar System's Primordial Planetesimal Disk and the Timing of the Giant Planet Instability
Marvin Morgan, Darryl Seligman, Konstantin Batygin
The large scale structure of the Solar System has been shaped by a transient dynamical instability that may have been triggered by the interaction of the giants planets with a mass…
Migrating Planets into Ultra-Short-Period Orbits during Episodic Accretion Events
Juliette Becker, Konstantin Batygin, Fred Adams
Ultra-short-period (USP) planets reside inside the expected truncation radius for typical T Tauri disks. As a result, their current orbital locations require an explanation beyond…
The distribution of mutual inclinations arising from the stellar quadrupole moment
Kathleen Schultz, Christopher Spalding, Konstantin Batygin
A large proportion of transiting planetary systems appear to possess only a single planet as opposed to multiple transiting planets. This excess of singles is indicative of signifi…