The field substellar mass function based on the full-sky 20 pc census of 525 L, T, and Y dwarfs

JD Kirkpatrick, CR Gelino, JK Faherty… - The Astrophysical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present final Spitzer trigonometric parallaxes for 361 L, T, and Y dwarfs. We combine
these with prior studies to build a list of 525 known L, T, and Y dwarfs within 20 pc of the …

orvara: An Efficient Code to Fit Orbits Using Radial Velocity, Absolute, and/or Relative Astrometry

TD Brandt, TJ Dupuy, Y Li, GM Brandt… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an open-source Python package, Orbits from Radial Velocity, Absolute, and/or
Relative Astrometry (orvara), to fit Keplerian orbits to any combination of radial velocity …

The fifth catalogue of nearby stars (CNS5)

A Golovin, S Reffert, A Just, S Jordan, A Vani… - Astronomy & …, 2023 - aanda.org
Context. We present the compilation of the Fifth Catalogue of Nearby Stars (CNS5), based
on astrometric and photometric data from Gaia EDR3 and HIPPARCOS and supplemented …

Long-term orbital dynamics of trans-Neptunian objects

M Saillenfest - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2020 - Springer
This article reviews the different mechanisms affecting the orbits of trans-Neptunian objects,
ranging from internal perturbations (planetary scattering, mean-motion resonances, and …

TOI-1231 b: A Temperate, Neptune-sized Planet Transiting the Nearby M3 Dwarf NLTT 24399

JA Burt, D Dragomir, P Mollière… - The Astronomical …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We report the discovery of a transiting, temperate, Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting the
nearby (d= 27.5 pc), M3V star TOI-1231 (NLTT 24399, L 248-27, 2MASS J10265947 …

Igneous processes in the small bodies of the Solar System I. Asteroids and comets

G Leone, HKM Tanaka - Iscience, 2023 - cell.com
Igneous processes were quite widespread in the small bodies of the Solar System (SBSS)
and were initially fueled by short-lived radioisotopes, the proto-Sun, impact heating, and …

Evidence Suggesting That 'Oumuamua Is the∼ 30 Myr Old Product of a Molecular Cloud

CH Hsieh, G Laughlin, HG Arce - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The appearance of interstellar objects (ISOs) in the solar system—and specifically the arrival
of 1I/'Oumuamua—points to a significant number density of free-floating bodies in the solar …

Did transit through the galactic spiral arms seed crust production on the early Earth?

CL Kirkland, PJ Sutton, T Erickson, TE Johnson… - …, 2022 - pubs.geoscienceworld.org
Although there is evidence for periodic geological perturbations driven by regular or semi-
regular extra-terrestrial bombardment, the production of Earth's continental crust is generally …

Dynamics of planetary systems within star clusters: aspects of the Solar System's early evolution

K Batygin, FC Adams, YK Batygin… - The Astronomical …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Most planetary systems—including our own—are born within stellar clusters, where
interactions with neighboring stars can help shape the system architecture. This paper …

On the survival of resonant and non-resonant planetary systems in star clusters

K Stock, MX Cai, R Spurzem… - Monthly Notices of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Despite the discovery of thousands of exoplanets in recent years, the number of known
exoplanets in star clusters remains tiny. This may be a consequence of close stellar …