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> It obviously does in this case. Does it? Would we actually know if there was another slightly more sparse belt at 700AU? If we can't track a large planet in
by viraptor 2y ago
> It obviously does in this case.
Does it? Would we actually know if there was another slightly more sparse belt at 700AU? If we can't track a large planet in that area, why would we be certain about the belt?
Alternatively, if it's an external object captured by the Sun, how would we even classify it as clearing or not if there's nothing to clear?
- goku12 2y agoWell, apparently the object causes bunching of other bodies in the Kuiper belt. And it would have got enough time to complete a few orbits. I assume that at some point, the other objects on its orbit would have been thrown off course or consumed by the planet. > how would we even classify it as clearing or not if there's nothing to clear? I assume that it's based on mathematical modeling.