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Description
Since the discovery of the first Centaur object in 1977, objects populated in the planet-crossing orbits between Jupiter and Neptune are believed to be the crucial segments of material transportation and evolution sequence in our solar system. The dynamical study reveals a clear, evidential evolution pathway from the orbital space beyond Neptune to the orbit within Jupiter, which is commonly accepted nowadays. The dichotomy of the Centaur and Trans-Neptunian Objects provides a clue to their origin and dynamical evolution history. However, there are still some unanswered questions. I will present my recent dynamical study in characterizing the dynamic properties of Centaur objects and Short-Period Comets from both qualitative and statistical points of view.
| Section | Solar System/Exoplanets |
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