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Stellar Encounters with the Oort Cloud Based on Hipparcos Data

Abstract

We have combined Hipparcos proper motion and parallax data for nearby stars with ground-based radial velocity measurements to find stars which may have passed (or will pass) close enough to the Sun to perturb the Oort cloud.

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Garcia-Sanchez, J., Preston, R. A., Jones, D. L., Weissman, P. R., Lestrade, J. F., Latham, D. W., Stefanik, R. P.. 1998-05-01. Stellar Encounters with the Oort Cloud Based on Hipparcos Data. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20060041348

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