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Distribution of classical objects of the Kuiper Belt. Generated by a program written by Eurocommuter.
Date 17 February 2006 (original upload date)
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The position of an object represents

  • its orbit’s semi-major axis a in AU (horizontal axis)
  • orbit’s inclination i in degrees (vertical axis).

The size of the circle illustrates the object’s size relative to others. For a few large objects, the diameter drawn represents the best current estimates. For all others, the circles represent the absolute magnitude of the object. The eccentricity of the orbit is shown indirectly by a segment extending from the left (perihelion) to the aphelion to the right. In other words, the segment illustrates the variations of the object's distance from the Sun. Objects with nearly circular orbits will show short segments while highly elliptical orbits will be represented by long segments.

Main resonances with Neptune are marked with vertical bars; 1:1 marks the position of Neptune’s orbit (and its Trojan asteroids), 2:3 marks the orbit of Pluto (and its moons) etc.

Histograms edit

Histograms show the population of objects with the parameter (eccentricity e and inclination i respectively) inside the given interval. The population is expressed in % of the total population (vertical axis)

  • for inclination, the interval is 5o, i.e. the first bar shows the relative population of objects with i in 0-5o range, the next in 5-10o range etc.
  • for the eccentricity e, the interval is 0.1, i.e. the first bar shows the relative population of objects with e in 0-0.1 range (quite circular orbits)
  • for semi-major axis a, the interval is 0.5AU.

Data source edit

MPCORB as of Feb 14th, 2006

Description en français edit

La distribution des orbites des objets classiques. Graphe généré par un programme écrit par Eurocommuter.

Graphe principal edit

La position d’un objet représente

  • le demi axe majeur (rayon moyen) de son orbite a en au (unité astronomique, l'axe horizontal)
  • l’inclination de son orbite i en degrés (axe vertical).

Le diamètre du cercle montre la taille relative de l’objet aux autres. Pour quelques grands objets, le diamètre représente la meilleure estimation connue. Pour tous les autres, le diamètre du cercle représente la magnitude absolue de l’objet. L’excentricité de l’orbite est représentée indirectement par un segment qui s’étend du périhélie à gauche) l’aphélie à droite. En d’autres termes, le segment illustre les variations de la distance du Soleil. Les objets avec des orbites quasi circulaires ont donc des courts segments et les orbites très excentriques sont repérées par des segments longs.

Les positions des résonances avec Neptune sont marqués par des traits verticaux; 1:1 marque a position de l’orbite de Neptune (et ses Troyens), 2:3 marque l’orbite de Pluton (et ses lunes) etc.

Histogrammes edit

Les histogrammes montrent la population d’objets avec un paramètre donné (excentricité e et inclinaison i respectivement) avec sa valeur à l’intérieur d’un intervalle. Les populations sont exprimées en  % du nombre total des objets considérés (axe vertical)

  • pour l’inclinaison i, l’intervalle est de 5o, c. à. d. le premier bar montre le pourcentage d’objets avec i entre 0 et 5o, le suivant entre 5 et 10o etc.
  • pour l’excentricité e, l’intervalle est de 0,1 c. à. d. le premier bar montre le pourcentage d’objets avec e entre 0 et 0,1 (orbites relativement circulaires)
  • pour le demi axe a, l’intervalle est de 0,5 ua c. à. d. le premier bar montre le pourcentage d’objets avec a entre 39 et 39,5 ua.

Source des donnés edit

La base de donnés MPCORB au 14 Février 2006.

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