Modelling the inner debris disc of HR 8799

• Published in: Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol. 463; no. 1; pp. 191 - 204
• Main Authors: Contro, B., Horner, J., Wittenmyer, R. A., Marshall, J. P., Hinse, T. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Oxford University Press 21.11.2016
• Subjects: Asteroid belts; Asteroids; Astrophysics; Belts; Debris; Dust; Dynamical systems; Infrared; Mathematical models; Planet formation; Planetology; Planets; Simulation; Star & galaxy formation; Velocity; methods: numerical – planets and satellites: dynamical evolution and stability – planet–disc interactions – circumstellar matter – stars: individual: HR 8799

In many ways, the HR 8799 planetary system strongly resembles our own. It features four giant planets and two debris belts, analogues to the Asteroid and Edgeworth-Kuiper belts. Here, we present the results of dynamical simulations of HR8799's inner debris belt, to study its structure and colli...