Numerical orbits near the triangular lunar libration points

J. I. Katz

doi:10.1016/0019-1035(75)90030-5

Numerical orbits near the triangular lunar libration points

J. I. Katz

Department of Physics

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The behavior of a test particle placed at a triangular libration point of the Earth-Moon system is calculated using Newton's equations for the four-body problem, with arbitrarily chosen initial conditions. If the orbits of the massive bodies have their real eccentricities, then the test particle leaves the vicinity of the libration point in three years, much faster than if the orbits were circular. Very small particles are affected by solar radiation pressure, and may leave even faster.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	356-359
Number of pages	4
Journal	Icarus
Volume	25
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0019-1035(75)90030-5
State	Published - Jun 1975

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