A simple intermediary orbit for the J problem

P. Oberti

doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042406

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Issue		A&A Volume 437, Number 1, July I 2005


Page(s)		333 - 338
Section		Celestial mechanics and astrometry
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361:20042406
Published online		10 June 2005

A&A 437, 333-338 (2005)

A simple intermediary orbit for the J problem

P. Oberti

Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, BP 4229, 06304 Nice Cedex 4, France e-mail: Pascal.Oberti@obs-nice.fr

Received: 22 November 2004
Accepted: 21 February 2005

Abstract

A simple precessing ellipse suitable for satellites with moderate eccentricities and inclinations is built in the Hamiltonian context of the J₂ problem. Easy to use as a first intermediary orbit, it provides a substantially closer starting point for series expansions than the regular Keplerian ellipse. 

Key words: planets and satellites: general / celestial mechanics

© ESO, 2005

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