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NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1)
Colin Orion Chandler, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Mario Jurić +305
We report on the observation and measurement of astrometry, photometry, morphology, and activityof the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS, also designated C/2025 N1 (ATLAS) with the NSF-…
A Pan-STARRS Search for Distant Planets: Part 1
Matthew J. Holman, Kevin J. Napier, Matthew J. Payne +1
We present a search for distant planets in Pan-STARRS1. We calibrated our search by injecting an isotropic control population of synthetic detections into Pan-STARRS1 source catalo…
A Well-Characterized Survey for Centaurs in Pan-STARRS1
Jacob A. Kurlander, Matthew J. Holman, Pedro H. Bernardinelli +3
To prepare for the upcoming Legacy Survey of Space and Time, we develop methods for quantifying the selection function of a wide-field survey as a function of all six orbital param…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). VII. The Strengths of Three Superfast Rotating Main-belt Asteroids from a Preliminary Search of DEEP Data
Ryder Strauss, Andrew McNeill, David E. Trilling +19
Superfast rotators (SFRs) are small solar system objects that rotate faster than generally possible for a cohesionless rubble pile. Their rotational characteristics allow us to mak…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) II. Observational Strategy and Design
Chadwick A. Trujillo, Cesar Fuentes, David W. Gerdes +19
We present the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) survey strategy including observing cadence for orbit determination, exposure times, field pointings and filter choices. Th…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) VI: first multi-year observations of trans-Neptunian objects
Hayden Smotherman, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Stephen K. N. Portillo +25
We present the first set of trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) observed on multiple nights in data taken from the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). Of these 110 TNOs, 105 do n…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) III: Survey characterization and simulation methods
Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Hayden Smotherman, Zachary Langford +24
We present a detailed study of the observational biases of the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project's (DEEP) B1 data release and survey simulation software that enables direct statis…
Improvement of digest2 NEO Classification Code -- utilizing the Astrometry Data Exchange Standard
Peter Vereš, Richard Cloete, Robert Weryk +2
We describe enhancements to the digest2 software, a short-arc orbit classifier for heliocentric orbits. Digest2 is primarily used by the Near-Earth Object (NEO) community to flag n…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) IV: Constraints on the shape distribution of bright TNOs
R. Strauss, D. E. Trilling, P. H. Bernardinelli +20
We present the methods and results from the discovery and photometric measurement of 26 bright (VR 24 trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) during the first year (2019-20) of the DECa…
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP): I. Survey description, science questions, and technical demonstration
David E. Trilling, David W. Gerdes, Mario Juric +19
We present here the DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP), a three year NOAO/NOIRLab Survey that was allocated 46.5 nights to discover and measure the properties of thousands o…
ASSIST: An Ephemeris-Quality Test Particle Integrator
Matthew J. Holman, Arya Akmal, Davide Farnocchia +5
We introduce ASSIST, a software package for ephemeris-quality integrations of test particles. ASSIST is an extension of the REBOUND framework and makes use of its IAS15 integrator…
Mildly-Hierarchical triple dynamics and applications to the outer solar system
Hareesh Gautham Bhaskar, Gongjie Li, Sam Hadden +2
Three-body interactions are ubiquitous in astrophysics. For instance, Kozai-Lidov oscillations in hierarchical triple systems have been studied extensively and applied to a wide ra…
Modeling Radial Velocity Data of Resonant Planets to Infer Migration Histories
Sam Hadden, Matthew J. Payne
A number of giant planet pairs discovered by the radial velocity method with period ratios may reside in mean motion resonances. Convergent orbital migration and reson…
A TESS Search for Distant Solar System Objects: Yield Estimates
Matthew J Payne, Matthew J Holman, András Pál
As the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) fulfills its primary mission, it is executing an unprecedented survey of almost the entire sky: TESS's approved extended mi…
A TESS Search for Distant Solar System Planets: A Feasibility Study
Matthew J. Holman, Matthew J. Payne, András Pál
As the NASA Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) fulfills its primary mission it is executing an unprecedented all-sky survey with the potential to discover distant planets…
The digest2 NEO Classification Code
Sonia Keys, Peter Vereš, Matthew J. Payne +6
We describe the digest2 software package, a fast, short-arc orbit classifier for small Solar System bodies. The digest2 algorithm has been serving the community for more than 13 ye…
Prospects for TTV Detection and Dynamical Constraints with TESS
Sam Hadden, Thomas Barclay, Matthew J. Payne +1
We consider the potential for the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to detect transit timing variations (TTVs) during both its nominal and extended mission phases. Build…
Prospects for Refining Kepler TTV Masses using TESS Observations
Max Goldberg, Sam Hadden, Matthew J. Payne +1
In this paper we investigate systems previously identified to exhibit transit timing variations (TTVs) in Kepler data, with the goal of predicting the expected improvements to the…
The Secular Dynamics of TNOs and Planet Nine Interactions
Gongjie Li, Samuel Hadden, Matthew Payne +1
The existence of Planet Nine has been suggested to explain the pericenter clustering of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs). However, the underlying dynamics involving Planet Ni…
Unconfirmed Near-Earth Objects
Peter Vereš, Matthew J. Payne, Matthew J. Holman +4
We studied the Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) candidates posted on the Minor Planet Center's Near-Earth Object Confirmation Page (NEOCP) between years 2013 and 2016. Out of more than 17…
Finding Asteroids Down the Back of the Couch: A Novel Approach to the Minor Planet Linking Problem
Matthew J. Holman, Matthew J. Payne, Paul Blankley +2
We present a novel approach to the minor planet linking problem. Our heliocentric transformation-and-propagation algorithm clusters tracklets at common epochs, allowing for the eff…
Chaotic Dynamics of Trans-Neptunian Objects Perturbed by Planet Nine
Sam Hadden, Gongjie Li, Matthew J. Payne +1
Observations of clustering among the orbits of the most distant trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) has inspired interest in the possibility of an undiscovered ninth planet lurking in t…
A dwarf planet class object in the 21:5 resonance with Neptune
Matthew J. Holman, Matthew J. Payne, Wesley Fraser +33
We report the discovery of a dwarf planet candidate by the Pan-STARRS Outer Solar System Survey. 2010 JO is red with , roughly round,…
The Fate of Exomoons in White Dwarf Planetary Systems
Matthew J. Payne, Dimitri Veras, Boris T. Gaensicke +1
Roughly 1000 white dwarfs are known to be polluted with planetary material, and the progenitors of this material are typically assumed to be asteroids. The dynamical architectures…