# Numerical Solutions for the Orbital Motion of the Solar System over the Past 100 Myr: Limits and New Results

@article{Zeebe2017NumericalSF,
title={Numerical Solutions for the Orbital Motion of the Solar System over the Past 100 Myr: Limits and New Results},
author={Richard E. Zeebe},
journal={The Astronomical Journal},
year={2017},
volume={154},
pages={193}
}
• R. Zeebe
• Published 2017
• Physics
• The Astronomical Journal
I report results from accurate numerical integrations of Solar System orbits over the past 100Myr with the integrator package HNBody. The simulations used different integrator algorithms, step sizes, initial conditions, and included effects from general relativity, different models of the Moon, the Sun's quadrupole moment, and up to sixteen asteroids. I also probed the potential effect of a hypothetical Planet 9, using one set of possible orbital elements. The most expensive integration… Expand
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