Variations of the orbit of comet P/Gehrels 3 - Temporary satellite captures by Jupiter

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Oct 1981

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Astronomy and Astrophysics, vol. 102, no. 2, Oct. 1981, p. 165-170.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Capture Effect, Comets, Jupiter (Planet), Natural Satellites, Orbit Perturbation, Solar Orbits, Three Body Problem, Eccentricity, Gravitational Effects, Inclination, Orbital Elements, Orbital Mechanics, Jupiter, Satellites, Capture, Orbits, Comet P/Gehrels 3, Models, Motion, Dynamics, Three Body Problem, Gravity Effects, Observations, Procedure, Celestial Mechanics, Short Period Comets, Inclination, Revolutions, Data

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Using the elliptic, restricted, sun-Jupiter-comet three-body problem as the dynamical model, 230 orbits resembling that of the P/Gehrels 3 comet on June 2, 1974 are integrated from that date backwards to Dec. 2, 1962. The results of the Rickman (1979) ten-body model are found to be well reproduced by the three-body model. A study of the effects of varying the starting osculating orbital elements of the comet determines that: (1) there is an extended interval of gravitational binding to Jupiter, enclosing or just preceding the starting date, even for large variations of the cometary orbit; (2) the number of revolutions around Jupiter varies in a complex way with the starting elements; and (3) at least one revolution is performed everywhere in a greatly extended domain surrounding the cometary orbit.

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