Regarding the Accretion of 2003 VB12(Sedna) and Like Bodies in Distant Heliocentric Orbits
Regarding the Accretion of 2003 VB12(Sedna) and Like Bodies in Distant Heliocentric Orbits
Recently, Brown et al. reported the exciting discovery of an ∼800 km radius object, (90377) Sedna, on a distant, eccentric orbit centered at ∼490 AU from the Sun. Here we undertake a first look exploring the feasibility of accreting this object and its possible cohorts between 75 AU (Sedna's perihelion …