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OSSOS XX: The Meaning of Kuiper Belt Colors | | David Nesvorny
; David Vokrouhlicky
; Mike Alexandersen
; Michele T. Bannister
; Laura E. Buchanan
; Ying-Tung Chen
; Brett J. Gladman
; Stephen D. J. Gwyn
; J. J. Kavelaars
; Jean-Marc Petit
; Megan E. Schwamb
; Kathryn Volk
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2 Jun 2020 | | Abstract: | Observations show that 100-km-class Kuiper belt objects (KBOs) can be divided
in (at least) two color groups, hereafter red (R, g-i<1.2) and very red (VR,
g-i>1.2), reflecting a difference in their surface composition. This is thought
to imply that KBOs formed over a relatively wide range of radial distance, r.
The cold classicals at 42<r<47 au are predominantly VR and known Neptune
Trojans at r=30 au are mostly R. Intriguingly, however, the dynamically hot
KBOs show a mix of R and VR colors and no correlation of color with r. Here we
perform migration/instability simulations where the Kuiper belt is populated
from an extended planetesimal disk. We find that the color observations can be
best understood if R objects formed at r<r* and VR objects at r>r*, with
30<r*<40 au. The proposed transition at 30<r*<40 au would explain why the VR
objects in the dynamically hot population have smaller orbital inclinations
than the R objects, because the orbital excitation from Neptune weakens for
orbits starting beyond 30 au. Possible causes of the R-VR color bimodality are
discussed. | | Source: | arXiv, 2006.1806 | | Services: | Forum | Review | PDF | Favorites | |
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