Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
Feb 1975
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1975mnras.170..295g&link_type=abstract
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, vol. 170, Feb. 1975, p. 295-303.
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
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Apsides, Libration, Natural Satellites, Precession, Saturn (Planet), Uranus (Planet), Orbit Perturbation, Orbital Elements, Satellite Orbits, Titan, Uranus Satellites
Scientific paper
The orientation of the major axis of Saturn's satellite Rhea librates about alignment with Titan's major axis. This behavior is a result of Titan's gravitational influence on Rhea. Similar effects may be important in the Uranian satellite system if they are enhanced by commensurabilities of apsidal precession periods. Extensive observations will be required if this possibility is to be confirmed. The effects of possible stable alignments have not been included in past analyses of the motions of Uranus' satellites, so the results of those studies should be accepted only tentatively.
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