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Kevin J. Napier
astro-ph.EPastro-ph.IMastro-ph.GADynamical evolutionKuiper beltOort cloud. Astrobiology 22, 1429–1442physics.comp-phSmall solar system bodiesSolar system
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2026 ED138: A Large Trans-Neptunian Object in Early Rubin Observatory Data, and How Many More May Remain
with Matthew J. Holman, Mario Jurić, Jacob A. Kurlander, Aren Heinze +17
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33 papers in the corpus · 2018–2026Combined JWST and HST Deep Imaging to Characterize the Smallest Known Trans-Neptunian Objects2609.09008v1 · Anastasia N. Morgan, Marielle R. Eduardo, David E. Trilling et al.2026 · 1 citationAJ 172 (2026) 188
The Luminosity Function of Ultra-Faint Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by JWST2609.09044v1 · Marielle R. Eduardo, Anastasia N. Morgan, Wesley C. Fraser et al.2026 · 1 citationarXiv
The size and mass distribution of cold classical TNOs for 2609.09063v1 · Gary M. Bernstein, Wesley C. Fraser, Marielle R. Eduardo et al.2026 · 0 citationsarXiv
Probabilistic Spectral Reconstruction of Trans-Neptunian Objects from Sparse Photometry: A Framework for Taxonomy, Survey Optimization, and Outlier Detection2604.23840v2 · Hsing Wen Lin, Larissa Markwardt, Kevin J. Napier et al.2026 · 2 citationsarXiv
heliostack: A Novel Approach to Minor Planet Discovery2604.16731v1 · Kevin J Napier, Matthew J Holman, Hsing-Wen Lin et al.2026 · 1 citationarXiv
An Efficient Shift-and-Stack Algorithm Applied to Detection Catalogs2509.26279v1 · Steven Stetzler, Mario Juri'c, Pedro H. Bernardinelli et al.2025 · 0 citationsarXiv
Onset of CN Emission in 3I/ATLAS: Evidence for Strong Carbon-Chain Depletion2509.01647v3 · Luis E. Salazar Manzano, Hsing Wen Lin, Aster G. Taylor et al.2025 · 21 citationsarXiv
Prospects of a New Trojan Flyby Target for the Lucy Mission2508.03687v1 · Luis E. Salazar Manzano, David W. Gerdes, Kevin J. Napier et al.2025 · 1 citationarXiv
Sorcha: Optimized Solar System Ephemeris Generation2506.02140v1 · Matthew J. Holman, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Megan E. Schwamb et al.2025 · 9 citationsarXiv
A Pan-STARRS Search for Distant Planets: Part 12506.02144v1 · Matthew J. Holman, Kevin J. Napier, Matthew J. Payne et al.2025 · 2 citationsarXiv
An Extremely Deep Rubin Survey to Explore the Extended Kuiper Belt and Identify Objects Observable by New Horizons2503.02765v1 · JJ Kavelaars, Marc W. Buie, Wesley C. Fraser et al.2025 · 0 citationsarXiv
A Novel Orbit Parameterization in Spherical Coordinates2410.03598v1 · Kevin J Napier, Matthew J Holman2024 · 3 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP). VII. The Strengths of Three Superfast Rotating Main-belt Asteroids from a Preliminary Search of DEEP Data2410.01147v1 · Ryder Strauss, Andrew McNeill, David E. Trilling et al.2024 · 7 citationsThe Astronomical Journal, Volume 168, Number 4 (2024)
Candidate Distant Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by the New Horizons Subaru TNO Survey2407.21142v1 · Wesley C. Fraser, Simon B. Porter, Lowell Peltier et al.2024 · 23 citationsarXiv
Can Neptune's Distant Mean-Motion Resonances Constrain Undiscovered Planets in the Solar System? Lessons from a Case Study of the 9:12402.00266v1 · Matthew W. Porter, David W. Gerdes, Kevin J. Napier et al.2024 · 0 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) II. Observational Strategy and Design2310.19864v1 · Chadwick A. Trujillo, Cesar Fuentes, David W. Gerdes et al.2023 · 7 citationsarXiv
From Colors to Spectra and Back Again: First Near-IR Spectroscopic Survey of Neptunian Trojans2310.03998v2 · Larissa Markwardt, Hsing Wen Lin, Bryan J. Holler et al.2023 · 11 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) III: Survey characterization and simulation methods2310.03671v1 · Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Hayden Smotherman, Zachary Langford et al.2023 · 7 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) VI: first multi-year observations of trans-Neptunian objects2310.03678v1 · Hayden Smotherman, Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Stephen K. N. Portillo et al.2023 · 8 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP): V. The Absolute Magnitude Distribution of the Cold Classical Kuiper Belt2309.09478v1 · Kevin J. Napier, Hsing-Wen Lin, David W. Gerdes et al.2023 · 18 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP): I. Survey description, science questions, and technical demonstration2309.03417v1 · David E. Trilling, David W. Gerdes, Mario Juric et al.2023 · 13 citationsarXiv
The DECam Ecliptic Exploration Project (DEEP) IV: Constraints on the shape distribution of bright TNOs2309.04034v1 · R. Strauss, D. E. Trilling, P. H. Bernardinelli et al.2023 · 0 citationsarXiv
Transfer of Rocks Between Planetary Systems: Panspermia Revisited.36475961 · Adams, Fred C, Napier, Kevin J2022 · 32 citationsAstrobiology. 2022;22(12):1429-1442
Photometric Properties of Jupiter Trojans detected by the Dark Energy Survey2211.10719v1 · DES Collobration: Jiaming Pan, Hsing Wen Lin, David W. Gerdes et al.2022 · 5 citationsarXiv
A Collision Mechanism for the Removal of Earth's Trojan Asteroids2204.10316v1 · Kevin J. Napier, Larissa Markwardt, Fred C. Adams et al.2022 · 3 citationsarXiv
On the Fate of Interstellar Objects Captured by our Solar System2109.11017v1 · Kevin J Napier, Fred C Adams, Konstantin Batygin2021 · 13 citationsarXiv
On the Capture of Interstellar Objects by our Solar System2102.08488v1 · K. J. Napier, F. C. Adams, K. Batygin2021 · 29 citationsarXiv
No Evidence for Orbital Clustering in the Extreme Trans-Neptunian Objects2102.05601v3 · K. J. Napier, D. W. Gerdes, Hsing Wen Lin et al.2021 · 44 citationsarXiv
Dynamical Classification of Trans-Neptunian Objects Detected by the Dark Energy Survey2001.06060v1 · T. Khain, J. C. Becker, Hsing Wen Lin et al.2020 · 32 citationsarXiv
Detection of Diatomic Carbon in 2I/Borisov1912.06161v2 · Hsing Wen Lin, Chien-Hsiu Lee, David W. Gerdes et al.2019 · 43 citationsarXiv
Trans-Neptunian objects found in the first four years of the Dark Energy Survey1909.01478v2 · Pedro H. Bernardinelli, Gary M. Bernstein, Masao Sako et al.2019 · 42 citationsarXiv
Dynamical Analysis of Three Distant Trans-Neptunian Objects with Similar Orbits1810.10084v1 · T. Khain, J. C. Becker, F. C. Adams et al.2018 · 15 citationsarXiv
Discovery and Dynamical Analysis of an Extreme Trans-Neptunian Object with a High Orbital Inclination1805.05355v2 · J. C. Becker, T. Khain, S. J. Hamilton et al.2018 · 52 citations2018. The Astronomical Journal, Volume 156, Number 2
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