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@ARTICLE{Breslau:862168,
author = {Breslau, Andreas and Pfalzner, Susanne},
title = {{C}reating retrogradely orbiting planets by prograde
stellar fly-bys},
journal = {Astronomy and astrophysics},
volume = {621},
issn = {1432-0746},
address = {Les Ulis},
publisher = {EDP Sciences},
reportid = {FZJ-2019-02522},
pages = {A101 -},
year = {2019},
abstract = {Several planets have been found that orbit their host star
on retrograde orbits (spin–orbit angle φ > 90°).
Currently, the largest measured projected angle between the
orbital angular momentum axis of a planet and the rotation
axis of its host star has been found for HAT-P-14b to be ≈
171°. One possible mechanism for the formation of such
misalignments is through long-term interactions between the
planet and other planetary or stellar companions. However,
with this process, it has been found to be difficult to
achieve retrogradely orbiting planets, especially planets
that almost exactly counter-orbit their host star (φ ≈
180°) such as HAT-P-14b. By contrast, orbital misalignment
can be produced efficiently by perturbations of planetary
systems that are passed by stars. Here we demonstrate that
not only retrograde fly-bys, but surprisingly, even prograde
fly-bys can induce retrograde orbits. Our simulations show
that depending on the mass ratio of the involved stars,
there are significant ranges of planetary pre-encounter
parameters for which counter-orbiting planets are the
natural consequence. We find that the highest probability to
produce counter-orbiting planets $(≈20\%)$ is achieved
with close prograde, coplanar fly-bys of an equal-mass
perturber with a pericentre distance of one-third of the
initial orbital radius of the planet. For fly-bys where the
pericentre distance equals the initial orbital radius of the
planet, we still find a probability to produce retrograde
planets of $≈10\%$ for high-mass perturbers on inclined
(60° < i < 120°) orbits. As usually more distant fly-bys
are more common in star clusters, this means that inclined
fly-bys probably lead to more retrograde planets than those
with inclinations <60°. Such close fly-bys are in general
relatively rare in most types of stellar clusters, and only
in very dense clusters will this mechanism play a
significant role. The total production rate of retrograde
planets depends then on the cluster environment. Finally, we
briefly discuss the application of our results to the
retrograde minor bodies in the solar system and to the
formation of retrograde moons during the planet–planet
scattering phase.},
cin = {JSC},
ddc = {520},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)JSC-20090406},
pnm = {511 - Computational Science and Mathematical Methods
(POF3-511)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF3-511},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
UT = {WOS:000455572100001},
doi = {10.1051/0004-6361/201833729},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/862168},
}