Results of the investigation of the node distances of long-period comets.

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Feb 1999

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Kinematika Fiz. Nebesn. Tel, Tom 15, No. 1, p. 85 - 92

Statistics

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Comets: Orbits, Comets: Statistics, Comets: Kuiper Belt

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The perihelia of long-period comets are shown to be concentrated near the plane with the parameters Ω = 94.2° and I = 87.4°. The distribution of far nodes of cometary orbits with respect to this plane is investigated. In addition to the global maximum in the region of small distances, two local maxima are discovered at the distances of 250 - 401 AU and 478 - 580 AU. Comparison with other planes (73 planes in all) showed that both maxima are statistically significant. The method of comparison was applied to the plane of Pluto's motion and a satisfactory result was obtained. The comets with exact eccentricity values give the best effect. The discovered maxima may be explained by the presence of two large-scale Kuiper bodies moving in the above intervals. The comets which may have relation to the hypothetical planets show a correlation between their parameters q and cos i.

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