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Beyond Point Masses. VI. Spin–Orbit Evolution of the Centaur Binary Typhon–Echidna

  • Authors: Benjamin Proudfoot, Will Grundy, Darin Ragozzine

Benjamin Proudfoot et al 2026 The Planetary Science Journal 7 .

  • Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Figure 2.

The on-sky evolution of Echidna’s orbit from 2006 to 2025 in our non-Keplerian (left) and Keplerian (right) orbit fits. Colored lines show the on-sky projection of the orbit during different epochs. Open circles show the predicted positions of Echidna against the measured astrometry. The non-Keplerian orbit fit shows good agreement with the observations, while the Keplerian orbit fit has substantial residuals—especially for the 2013–2025 observations.

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