1. No evidence for orbital clustering in the extreme trans-Neptunian objects
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Napier, K. J., Gerdes, D. W., Lin, Hsing Wen, Hamilton, S. J., Bernstein, G. M., Bernardinelli, P. H., Abbott, T. M. C., Aguena, M., Annis, J., Avila, S., Bacon, D., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Burke, D. L., Carnero Rosell, A., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Costanzi, M., da Costa, L. N., De Vicente, J., Diehl, H. T., Doel, P., Everett, S., Ferrero, I., Fosalba, P., García-Bellido, J., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R. A., Gutierrez, G., Hollowood, D. L., Honscheid, K., Hoyle, B., James, D. J., Kent, S., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Maia, M. A. G., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Morgan, R., Palmese, A., Paz-Chinchón, F., Plazas, A. A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Serrano, S., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, M., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M. E. C., To, C., Walker, A. R., Wilkinson, R. D., DES Collaboration, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), European Commission, Generalitat de Catalunya, Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (Brasil), Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (IAP), Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Sorbonne Université (SU)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), DES, Napier, K. J., Gerdes, D. W., Lin, Hsing Wen, Hamilton, S. J., Bernstein, G. M., Bernardinelli, P. H., Abbott, T. M. C., Aguena, M., Annis, J., Avila, S., Bacon, D., Bertin, E., Brooks, D., Burke, D. L., Carnero Rosell, A., Carrasco Kind, M., Carretero, J., Costanzi, M., da Costa, L. N., De Vicente, J., Diehl, H. T., Doel, P., Everett, S., Ferrero, I., Fosalba, P., García-Bellido, J., Gruen, D., Gruendl, R. A., Gutierrez, G., Hollowood, D. L., Honscheid, K., Hoyle, B., James, D. J., Kent, S., Kuehn, K., Kuropatkin, N., Maia, M. A. G., Menanteau, F., Miquel, R., Morgan, R., Palmese, A., Paz-Chinchón, F., Plazas, A. A., Sanchez, E., Scarpine, V., Serrano, S., Sevilla-Noarbe, I., Smith, M., Suchyta, E., Swanson, M. E. C., To, C., Walker, A. R., Wilkinson, R. D., Des, Collaboration, Napier, K. J. [0000-0003-4827-5049], Gerdes, D. W. [0000-0001-6942-2736], Lin, Hsing Wen [0000-0001-7737-6784], Hamilton, S. J. [0000-0002-6126-8487], Bernstein, G. M. [0000-0002-8613-8259], Bernardinelli, P. H. [0000-0003-0743-9422], Annis, J. [0000-0002-0609-3987], Bertin, E. [0000-0002-3602-3664], Brooks, D. [0000-0002-8458-5047], Burke, D. L. [0000-0003-1866-1950], Carnero Rosell, A. [0000-0003-3044-5150], Carrasco Kind, M. [0000-0002-4802-3194], Carretero, J. [0000-0002-3130-0204], da Costa, L. N. [0000-0002-7731-277X], De Vicente, J. [0000-0001-8318-6813], Diehl, H. T. [0000-0002-8357-7467], Fosalba, P. [0000-0002-1510-5214], García-Bellido, J. [0000-0002-9370-8360], Gruen, D. [0000-0003-3270-7644], Gruendl, R. A. [0000-0002-4588-6517], Hollowood, D. L. [0000-0002-9369-4157], James, D. J. [0000-0001-5160-4486], Kent, S. [0000-0003-4207-7420], Kuropatkin, N. [0000-0003-2511-0946], Menanteau, F. [0000-0002-1372-2534], Miquel, R. [0000-0002-6610-4836], Morgan, R. [0000-0002-7016-5471], Palmese, A. [0000-0002-6011-0530], Plazas, A. A. [0000-0002-2598-0514], Sanchez, E. [0000-0002-9646-8198], Smith, M. [0000-0002-3321-1432], Swanson, M. E. C. [0000-0002-1488-8552], Walker, A. R. [0000-0002-7123-8943], Apollo - University of Cambridge Repository, Napier, KJ [0000-0003-4827-5049], Gerdes, DW [0000-0001-6942-2736], Lin, HW [0000-0001-7737-6784], Hamilton, SJ [0000-0002-6126-8487], Bernstein, GM [0000-0002-8613-8259], Bernardinelli, PH [0000-0003-0743-9422], Annis, J [0000-0002-0609-3987], Bertin, E [0000-0002-3602-3664], Brooks, D [0000-0002-8458-5047], Burke, DL [0000-0003-1866-1950], Rosell, AC [0000-0003-3044-5150], Kind, MC [0000-0002-4802-3194], Carretero, J [0000-0002-3130-0204], Da Costa, LN [0000-0002-7731-277X], De Vicente, J [0000-0001-8318-6813], Diehl, HT [0000-0002-8357-7467], Fosalba, P [0000-0002-1510-5214], García-Bellido, J [0000-0002-9370-8360], Gruen, D [0000-0003-3270-7644], Gruendl, RA [0000-0002-4588-6517], Hollowood, DL [0000-0002-9369-4157], James, DJ [0000-0001-5160-4486], Kent, S [0000-0003-4207-7420], Kuropatkin, N [0000-0003-2511-0946], Menanteau, F [0000-0002-1372-2534], Miquel, R [0000-0002-6610-4836], Morgan, R [0000-0002-7016-5471], Palmese, A [0000-0002-6011-0530], Plazas, AA [0000-0002-2598-0514], Sanchez, E [0000-0002-9646-8198], Smith, M [0000-0002-3321-1432], Swanson, MEC [0000-0002-1488-8552], and Walker, AR [0000-0002-7123-8943]
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Solar System ,Trans-Neptunian objects ,Detached object ,FOS: Physical sciences ,0603 philosophy, ethics and religion ,01 natural sciences ,Kuiper belt ,0103 physical sciences ,Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous) ,Planetary science ,Kuiper Belt ,Trans-Neptunian object ,Detached objects ,10. No inequality ,Cluster analysis ,010303 astronomy & astrophysics ,Earth and Planetary Astrophysics (astro-ph.EP) ,Physics ,Solar system ,1528 ,1255 ,1705 ,893 ,376 ,Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,Astronomy ,Astronomy and Astrophysics ,06 humanities and the arts ,Trans-neptunian objects ,Geophysics ,Space and Planetary Science ,astro-ph.EP ,Physics::Space Physics ,060302 philosophy ,Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics ,[PHYS.ASTR]Physics [physics]/Astrophysics [astro-ph] ,Planetary Science - Abstract
Napier, K. J., et al. (DES Collaboration), The apparent clustering in longitude of perihelion ϖ and ascending node Ω of extreme trans-Neptunian objects (ETNOs) has been attributed to the gravitational effects of an unseen 5–10 Earth-mass planet in the outer solar system. To investigate how selection bias may contribute to this clustering, we consider 14 ETNOs discovered by the Dark Energy Survey, the Outer Solar System Origins Survey, and the survey of Sheppard and Trujillo. Using each survey's published pointing history, depth, and TNO tracking selections, we calculate the joint probability that these objects are consistent with an underlying parent population with uniform distributions in ϖ and Ω. We find that the mean scaled longitude of perihelion and orbital poles of the detected ETNOs are consistent with a uniform population at a level between 17% and 94% and thus conclude that this sample provides no evidence for angular clustering., The DES participants from Spanish institutions are partially supported by MICINN under grants ESP2017-89838, PGC2018-094773, PGC2018-102021, SEV2016-0588, SEV-2016-0597, and MDM-2015-0509, some of which include ERDF funds from the European Union. The IFAE is partially funded by the CERCA program of the Generalitat de Catalunya. Research leading to these results has received funding from the European Research Council under the European Unionʼs Seventh Framework Program (FP7/ 2007-2013), including ERC grant agreements 240672, 291329, and 306478. We acknowledge support from the Brazilian Instituto Nacional de Ciência e Tecnologia (INCT) do e-Universo (CNPq grant 465376/2014-2).
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- 2021