The orbit evolution of 32 plutinos over 100 million year
Abstract
The orbits of thirty two plutinos that are presently in the 3:2 mean motion resonance with Neptune have been integrated numerically and accurately to 108 years into the future. Fourteen of them are found in unstable orbits after encountering Neptune or Pluto. Six of eighteen plutinos with stable orbits are in the Kozai resonance or around its separatrix zone. No node to node, perihelion to perihelion secular resonance or the so called 1:1 super resonance are found.
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Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Pub Date:
- March 2001
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- Bibcode:
- 2001A&A...368..700W