Orbital Elements of 2004 Perseid Meteoroids Perturbed by Jupiter
Abstract
Jupiter and Saturn produce important gravitational impulses on meteoroids released by comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. The meteoroids from this comet once released follow retrograde orbits that during their periodic approaches to these planets (within 1.6 and 0.9 A.U., respectively) are impulsed gaining orbital energy. This perturbation effect is translated into a net inward shift in the node of the perturbed meteoroids. Such geometry with Jupiter occurred in 2004 over a meteoroid trail ejected by this comet during the 1862 A.D. return of the comet to perihelion. In order to study the predicted outburst produced by one-revolution meteoroids, the Spanish Photographic Meteor Network (SPMN) performed an extensive campaign. As a part of this observational effort here are presented 10 accurate meteoroid orbits. We discuss their origin by comparing them with the theoretical orbital elements of the dust trails intercepting the Earth during the 2004 Perseid return.
- Publication:
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Earth Moon and Planets
- Pub Date:
- December 2005
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s11038-006-9068-8
- Bibcode:
- 2005EM&P...97..269T
- Keywords:
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- 109P/Swift-Tuttle;
- perseids;
- meteors;
- meteor outburst;
- dust trail