Satellites of Minor Planets: a New Frontier for Celestial Mechanics
Abstract
Most minor planets have satellites. This observation is predicted to have a major impact on the theory of minor planets, comets, and meteors.
- Publication:
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Celestial Mechanics
- Pub Date:
- July 1980
- DOI:
- Bibcode:
- 1980CeMec..22...79V
- Keywords:
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- ASTEROIDS;
- SATELLITES;
- CELESTIAL MECHANICS;
- HERCULINA ASTEROID;
- COMETS;
- OCCULTATIONS;
- OBSERVATIONS;
- REVIEW;
- MELPOMENE ASTEROID;
- METEORITES;
- PHOTOELECTRIC OBSERVATIONS;
- Celestial Mechanic;
- Minor Planet;
- Asteroids