The data were generated by computer simulations using the C++ code "Orchestra", a proprietary hybrid code that follows the dynamical evolution of solids and gas orbiting a central object. Algorithms in the code are described in the following papers (author names abbreviated to B for Bromley, K for Kenyon, and L for Jane X Luu along with a year for publication date, AJ = Astronomical Journal, ApJ = Astrophysical Journal, S=Supplement): KL1998, AJ 115:2136; KL1999, AJ 118:1101; KB2001,AJ 121:538; KB2002,AJ 123:1757; KB2004, AJ 127:513; BK2006, AJ 131:2737; KB2006, AJ 131:1837; KB2008, ApJS 179:451; KB2010, ApJS 188:242; BK2011, ApJ 731:101; KB2012, AJ 143:63; KB2014, AJ 147:8. Initial conditions for these simulations described in the published paper. Various C and fortran programs are used to analyze the data for the calculations. Several C programs needed to extract information from the computer generated binary output files are included with the dataset. The C programs include basic summaries of the structure of the data files and the usage to extract data from each binary file.

Last modified

• 06/04/2024

Creator

• Bromley, Benjamin C.
• Kenyon, Scott J.

Subject

• Astrophysics

Language

• English

Identifier

• https://doi.org/10.7278/S50D-HAJT-E0G0

Keyword

• Pluto
• Charon
• planets and satellites
• dynamical evolution and stability

Date created

• 2018-01-01 to 2019-07-11

Resource type

• Dataset

Source

• NASA

License

• CC BY NC - Allows others to use and share your data non-commercially and with attribution.