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1. Physics and Astronomy › Astro and Planetary Science

   The Inclination Distribution of the Kuiper Belt

   Brown · The Astronomical Journal · 2001

   Using the inclination and discovery latitude of 379 known Kuiper belt objects, the paper derives an unbiased inclination distribution for the belt and for its dynamical classes.

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   1. UncheckedThe spread of Kuiper belt orbital tilts is well fitted by sin i times a sum of two Gaussians, with widths of about 2.6° and 15°.“The inclination distribution of all KBOs is well fitted by sin i multiplied by a sum of two Gaussians with widths 2 6 and 15° ± 1°.”
   2. UncheckedFor the inclination distribution found, the Kuiper belt covers an effective sky area of 8100 square degrees, with a latitude FWHM of 12.5° ± 3.5°.“For this inclination distribution, the Kuiper belt has an effective area of 8100 deg 2 and a FWHM of 12.5° ± 3.5° in latitude.”