https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20121903010
Orbits of LMC/SMC with recent ground-based proper motions
1 Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2 Astronomical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
3 Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
4 Institut für Astronomie der Universitat Wien, Wien, Austria
5 Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Chile, Chile
a e-mail: bartoskova@physics.muni.cz
In recent years, with new ground-based and HST measurements of proper motions of the Magellanic Clouds being published, a need of a reanalysis of possible orbital history has arisen. As complementary to other studies, we present a partial examination of the parameter space – aimed at exploring the uncertainties in the proper motions of both Clouds, taking into account the updated values of Galactic constants and Solar motion, which kinematically and dynamically influence the orbits of the satellites. In the chosen setup of the study, none of the binding scenarios of this pair could be neglected.
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