<![CDATA[Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey!]]>Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! https://arxiv.org/pdf/2610.19865

This was a stunning amount of work and took us several years (including a visit to my farm by 2 of the other co-PIs where we alternated between patting goats, keeping our children happy, and sitting at my kitchen table writing text and writing code to make pretty figures). I'm so glad it's refereed and out in the world finally!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/8be2dbba-97cb-4629-821d-043438607a95/our-giant-paper-is-out-about-the-large-inclination-distant-object-lido-surveyRSS for NodeFri, 30 Oct 2026 12:31:45 GMTThu, 15 Oct 2026 15:39:24 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:34:57 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Thanks! That clarifies it for me.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117447779805730469https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117447779805730469Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:34:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:33:48 GMT]]>@sundogplanets πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ HUZZAH!πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰ πŸŽ‰

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/amyfou/statuses/117447775282238228https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://lingo.lol/users/amyfou/statuses/117447775282238228Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:33:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:02:04 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Your job sounds so much more fun than my job ever was.

AND I didn't have goats, either.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117447650479042761https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.sdf.org/users/bobjonkman/statuses/117447650479042761Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:02:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:34:49 GMT]]>@oldclumsy_nowmad They're 2 different TNOs, showing 2 different resonant behaviours that we saw - the top one isn't in the resonance for 100% of the simulation

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117447543331878365https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117447543331878365Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:34:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:42:07 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Woot! Congratulations! And so cool that you had students helping to write it!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/117447100191303852https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/DoomsdaysCW/statuses/117447100191303852Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:42:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:26:10 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Anything there to be done with a high-fidelity optical–NIR space telescope 2030+? We're starting to look into potential science cases to be done in a first Euclid mission extension from 2030 onward.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/117446565617638730https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/knud/statuses/117446565617638730Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:26:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:02:13 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Congratulations! Proof that being in the hinterlands of your professional landscape can fire you up rather than put you out! (If you're made of the right stuff.)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117446471445590317https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117446471445590317Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:02:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:55:37 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Looks really cool! Something for me to think about, read about, and think some more! Fun!

One question: what are the two different phi graphs?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117446445438377401https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/oldclumsy_nowmad/statuses/117446445438377401Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:55:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:27:20 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Congratulations!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/hanspetermeyer/statuses/117446098352093849https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mstdn.ca/users/hanspetermeyer/statuses/117446098352093849Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:27:20 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:52:51 GMT]]>@sundogplanets kudos to persevering with data from pandemic-era observations, what a marathon! 🀯

I know it isn't the main purpose of the research, but I'm always fascinated not just by the numbers but even how big these bodies this far out can be. The Haumea-family ones y'all estimate at 30+ km (~ Arrokoth-size), maybe a few 100+km in the survey then, those with 6-7 abs magnitude? (This mpc conversion table applies to TNOs as well, right? https://minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/Sizes.html)

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sharponlooker/statuses/117445962712721039https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sharponlooker/statuses/117445962712721039Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:52:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:39:25 GMT]]>@va2lam @sundogplanets

Maybe worth contacting Dr Becky on YouTube and get this study some additional reporting? πŸ™‚πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/117445909890919518https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/simonzerafa/statuses/117445909890919518Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:39:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:32:16 GMT]]>@sundogplanets @hannorein when things go tits up down here can American academics escape to your farm

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/rooster/statuses/117445881782573260https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://beige.party/users/rooster/statuses/117445881782573260Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:32:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:28:23 GMT]]>@sundogplanets oh yes!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/117445866499599964https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/117445866499599964Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:28:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:12:30 GMT]]>@sundogplanets holy shit! actual scientists using plots that look a lot like the weirdest web app I ever built to look at asteroid data.

(Its entirely static files... don't ask if you don't want technical details. Also ignore the dead name in the footer, it shows how long its been since I updated it.)

https://parsecsreach.org/astro-grid/#Orbital-Eccentricity/Inclination-To-The-Ecliptic/gray

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/emily_s/statuses/117445804066048164https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.me.uk/users/emily_s/statuses/117445804066048164Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:12:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:10:58 GMT]]>@sundogplanets that actually sounds like a perfect way to write a paper.

I have kids and cuddly ducks and chickens, just have to invite the coworkers πŸ˜…

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://machteburch.social/users/kathol/statuses/117445798039863757https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://machteburch.social/users/kathol/statuses/117445798039863757Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:10:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:06:57 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Congrats!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/ap/users/116239958350420687/statuses/117445782265944543https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.world/ap/users/116239958350420687/statuses/117445782265944543Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:06:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:06:10 GMT]]>@vicgrinberg ESPECIALLY right before I have to submit a big grant proposal! "In press" sounds SO much better than "in review"

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445779151855354https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445779151855354Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:06:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:02:35 GMT]]>@sundogplanets Congratulations to everyone, and especially to you!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eus/users/anagalarraga1/statuses/117445765088327559https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.eus/users/anagalarraga1/statuses/117445765088327559Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:02:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:08 GMT]]>We've got 2 other related papers out already from the survey results. One was this beast of a pretty-plot exercise looking at stability of the plutino resonant phase space: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/adc10c/pdf

And one was looking at a super weird extremely distant TNO we discovered that's in the 10:1 mean-motion resonance with Neptune! It's resonances all the way out.... https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/addd22/pdf

More soon!

Look at all the cool science we can do that will all get harder with more satellite streaks...

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445755431257002https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445755431257002Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:00:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:56:24 GMT]]>@sundogplanets

Very pretty picture!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/donray/statuses/117445740784323909https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.online/users/donray/statuses/117445740784323909Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:56:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:55:46 GMT]]>The thing I'm most proud of from this paper: the co-authors include 5 students I directly supervised for undergrad research projects and 2 I supervised for grad research projects. Not bad for a professor at a university with no astronomy major!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445738252369990https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445738252369990Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:55:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:17 GMT]]>@sundogplanets @hannorein nice draft...are you going to eat that?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johnefrancis/statuses/117445732411844350https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/johnefrancis/statuses/117445732411844350Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:08 GMT]]>@sundogplanets very cool work! And such an excellent feeling when such long projects finally come together!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/117445731859558552https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/vicgrinberg/statuses/117445731859558552Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:54:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Our giant paper is out about the Large inclination Distant Object (LiDO) Survey! on Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:53:48 GMT]]>Here's our new map of the outer Solar System: we detected and tracked 141 TNOs to high precision, 62 of which are in mean-motion resonances with Neptune.

There's a tiny bit of science work testing a model of the hot classical belt orbital distribution, but we mostly want to save our science for separate papers, since this one was already SO long just with the survey and orbital classification descriptions.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445730538796641https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/sundogplanets/statuses/117445730538796641Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:53:48 GMT