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Orbits of the Tethys Lagrangian bodies
- Source :
- Icarus. 48
- Publication Year :
- 1981
- Publisher :
- United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 1981.
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Abstract
- Preliminary libration parameters are derived for the objects found in 1980 at the triangular libration points of Tethys. The parameters are obtained from an orbit analysis of ground-based and Voyager I data obtained in 1980 for the separation from Saturn along the ring major axis, the projected separations from the Tethys L4 and L5 points and the separations from Tethys in orbital longitude. The best fitting libration parameters indicate a small (approximately 2 deg) libration amplitude for the L4 body. Data for the object at the L5 point may be fit either by orbits with libration amplitudes greater than 50 deg, or with small libration amplitudes, which are in agreement with recent Voyager II observations.
- Subjects :
- Lunar And Planetary Exploration
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Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 48
- Database :
- NASA Technical Reports
- Journal :
- Icarus
- Notes :
- NGL-03-002-002
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsnas.19820035952
- Document Type :
- Report
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(81)90159-7