Table 1: Relevant astronomical and astrophysical parameters used in the text. The value for the Sun's angular momentum J has been obtained from (Pijpers 2003). The planetary data can be retrieved at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/.
Symbol Description Value Units

G Newtonian gravitational constant $6.67259\times 10^{-11}$ m³ kg^-1 s^-2

c speed of light in vacuum $2.99792458\times 10^8$ m s^-1

GM Sun's GM $1.32712440018\times 10^{20}$ m³ s^-2

R Sun's equatorial radius $6.9599\times 10^8$ m

J Sun's proper angular momentum $1.9\times 10^{41}$ kg m² s^-1

AU astronomical unit $1.49597870691\times 10^{11}$ m

$a_{\rm Mer}$ Mercury's semimajor axis 0.38709893 AU

$a_{\rm Ven}$ Venus's semimajor axis 0.72333199 AU

$a_{\rm Ear}$ Earth's semimajor axis 1.00000011 AU

$a_{\rm Mar}$ Mars's semimajor axis 1.52366231 AU

$e_{\rm Mer}$ Mercury's eccentricity 0.20563069 -

$e_{\rm Ven}$ Venus's eccentricity 0.00677323 -

$e_{\rm Ear}$ Earth's eccentricity 0.01671022 -

$e_{\rm Mar}$ Mars's eccentricity 0.09341233 -

$\epsilon_{\rm Mer}$ Mercury's inclination to the ecliptic 7.00487 deg

$\epsilon_{\rm Ven}$ Venus's inclination to the ecliptic 3.39471 deg

$\epsilon_{\rm Ear}$ Earth's inclination to the ecliptic 0.00005 deg

$\epsilon_{\rm Mar}$ Mars's inclination to the ecliptic 1.85061 deg

**Table 1:** Relevant astronomical and astrophysical parameters used in the text. The value for the Sun's angular momentum J has been obtained from (Pijpers 2003). The planetary data can be retrieved at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/.
Symbol	Description	Value	Units
G	Newtonian gravitational constant	$6.67259\times 10^{-11}$	m³ kg^-1 s^-2
c	speed of light in vacuum	$2.99792458\times 10^8$	m s^-1
GM	Sun's GM	$1.32712440018\times 10^{20}$	m³ s^-2
R	Sun's equatorial radius	$6.9599\times 10^8$	m
J	Sun's proper angular momentum	$1.9\times 10^{41}$	kg m² s^-1
AU	astronomical unit	$1.49597870691\times 10^{11}$	m
$a_{\rm Mer}$	Mercury's semimajor axis	0.38709893	AU
$a_{\rm Ven}$	Venus's semimajor axis	0.72333199	AU
$a_{\rm Ear}$	Earth's semimajor axis	1.00000011	AU
$a_{\rm Mar}$	Mars's semimajor axis	1.52366231	AU
$e_{\rm Mer}$	Mercury's eccentricity	0.20563069	-
$e_{\rm Ven}$	Venus's eccentricity	0.00677323	-
$e_{\rm Ear}$	Earth's eccentricity	0.01671022	-
$e_{\rm Mar}$	Mars's eccentricity	0.09341233	-
$\epsilon_{\rm Mer}$	Mercury's inclination to the ecliptic	7.00487	deg
$\epsilon_{\rm Ven}$	Venus's inclination to the ecliptic	3.39471	deg
$\epsilon_{\rm Ear}$	Earth's inclination to the ecliptic	0.00005	deg
$\epsilon_{\rm Mar}$	Mars's inclination to the ecliptic	1.85061	deg

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	1 Introduction
	2 The gravitomagnetic field of the Sun
	3 The linear combination approach
	4 Conclusions
	References