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Binary Asteroids: Secular Perturbations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 August 2017

R. Vilhena De Moraes and
S. M. G. Winter
R. Vilhena De Moraes
Affiliation:
Depto. de Mecânica do Vôo e Orbital Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Centro Técnico Aeroespacial 12225, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil
S. M. G. Winter
Affiliation:
Depto. de Mecânica do Vôo e Orbital Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica Centro Técnico Aeroespacial 12225, São José dos Campos, SP, Brasil

Abstract

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The motion of two small bodies orbiting each other whose barycenter is orbiting around a massive body is studied. The equations of motion are integrated considering the secular part of the disturbing function.

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