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view Abstract Citations (18) References (4) Co-Reads Similar Papers Volume Content Graphics Metrics Export Citation NASA/ADS Capture of 20 km/s approach velocity interstellar comets by three-body interactions in the planetary system Torbett, M. V. Abstract Interstellar comets with velocities at infinity of 20 km s-1 can be captured by three-body interactions within the planetary system. A semianalytic method is presented indicating that Jupiter is the only planet capable of scattering these comets into bound orbits. The time-averaged cross section for this process seems to be roughly five times the area of Jupiter. With an observational upper limit on interstellar comets of ≡1013pc-3, the resulting capture rate amounts to only one comet every 60 Myr. Publication: The Astronomical Journal Pub Date: July 1986 DOI: 10.1086/114148 Bibcode: 1986AJ.....92..171T Keywords: Comets; Gravitational Effects; Interstellar Space; Jupiter (Planet); Solar System; Three Body Problem; Astronomical Coordinates; Capture Effect; Cross Sections; Orbit Perturbation; Solar Orbits; Astrophysics full text sources ADS |
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