The evolution of the line of variations at close encounters: an analytic approach

DOI10.1007/S10569-019-9924-2zbMATH Open1451.70056arXiv1910.01455OpenAlexW3101031588MaRDI QIDQ2005652FDOQ2005652

Alessio Del Vigna, Giovanni B. Valsecchi, Marta Ceccaroni

Publication date: 8 October 2020

Published in: Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the post-encounter evolution of fictitious small bodies belonging to the so-called Line of Variations (LoV) in the framework of the analytic theory of close encounters. We show the consequences of the encounter on the local minimum of the distance between the orbit of the planet and that of the small body, and get a global picture of the way in which the planetocentric velocity vector is affected by the encounter. The analytical results are compared with those of numerical integrations of the restricted 3-body problem.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1910.01455

zbMATH Keywords

perturbationasteroidclose encountercomet

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Orbital mechanics (70M20)

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