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A stability study of Kuiper Belt binaries
Author(s) -
Nagy I.,
Süli Á.,
Érdi B.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
astronomische nachrichten
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1521-3994
pISSN - 0004-6337
DOI - 10.1002/asna.200710793
Subject(s) - physics , stability (learning theory) , binary number , space (punctuation) , orbital elements , orbital mechanics , astrophysics , astrobiology , astronomy , satellite , mathematics , computer science , arithmetic , machine learning , operating system
The dynamical structure of the orbital element space of seven Kuiper Belt binary systems is studied by numerical methods in the model of the spatial elliptic restricted three‐body problem. It is shown that three systems have an extended region of stability where additional satellites could exist. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)