SOLAR OBLIQUITY INDUCED BY PLANET NINE: SIMPLE CALCULATION
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عنوان ژورنال: The Astronomical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1538-3881
DOI: 10.3847/0004-6256/152/6/215