Finding the location of Planet Nine

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Downey, Brynna G
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Finding the location of Planet 9
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
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Jack Wisdom.
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Abstract
To find Planet Nine, we use N-body simulations to find the true anomaly of Planet Nine that would render distant KBOs the most stable. We obtain an interval of 162-198°matching the intervals given by Medvedev & Vavilov (2016) of 176-184° and Brown & Batygin (2016) of 180°. According to our results, Planet Nine should reside in the constellation Lepus.
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Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, June 2017.
 
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Includes bibliographical references (page 19).
 
Date issued
2017
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/114095
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences.
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