A new python package for identifying celestial bodies trapped in mean-motion resonances
Abstract
In this paper, a new open-source package 'resonances' written in python is introduced. It allows to find, analyse, and plot two-body and three-body mean-motion eccentricity-type resonances in the Solar and other planetary systems. The package has a better accuracy of the automatic identification procedure for resonant objects compared to previous studies. Furthermore, it has built-in integrations with AstDyS and NASA JPL catalogues. The code is extensively documented and tested with automatic tests. The package is available on GitHub under MIT Licence.
- Publication:
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Astronomy and Computing
- Pub Date:
- April 2023
- DOI:
- 10.1016/j.ascom.2023.100707
- Bibcode:
- 2023A&C....4300707S
- Keywords:
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- Mean-motion resonances;
- Python;
- Identification;
- Asteroids