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Dec 1974
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Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 169, Dec. 1974, p. 591-605.
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Iapetus, Orbital Mechanics, Planetary Orbits, Satellite Perturbation, Saturn (Planet), Disturbing Functions, Mass Ratios, Natural Satellites, Orbit Perturbation, Reference Stars, Secular Variations, Titan
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A theory of the motion of Iapetus, the eighth satellite of Saturn, is derived. The constants of this theory are obtained by comparison with some recent photographic observations of the position of Iapetus and other satellites relative to reference stars. Corrections to the ephemeris of Saturn and a determination of the ratio of the mass of Titan to the mass of Saturn ((2.422 plus or minus 0.031)x .0001) are obtained. The observations used, which are of Dione, Rhea, Titan, and Iapetus, are given in an appendix.
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