Nomenclature in the Kuiper Belt

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Sep 2008

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American Astronomical Society, DPS meeting #40, #7.03; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 40, p.398

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The Kuiper Belt has a rich dynamical structure. Discussion of this structure and the orbital properties of individual objects (versus others) requires subdivision the orbital parameter space into dynamical classes. The derivation for the terminology now used in the outer Solar System (cf. chapter on nomenclature in the Solar System Beyond Neptune book, Univ. of Arizona Press) is given. This nomenclature is a mix of clear dynamical divisions (for example, resonant versus non-resonant objects) and arbitrary cuts in parameter space in both the stable and unstable regimes. However, all of the divisions are precise so that measurable orbital parameters uniquely determine the dynamical class of the object. The utility of the system from the theoretical and observational perspective will be discussed.

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