EVOLUTION OF AN ELLIPTIC SATELLITE ORBIT IN THE FIELD OF A DISTORTED PLANET

Authors
LI TF MARKOV YG MINYAEV NS
Citation
Tf. Li et al., EVOLUTION OF AN ELLIPTIC SATELLITE ORBIT IN THE FIELD OF A DISTORTED PLANET, ASTRONOM ZH, 71(1), 1994, pp. 154-160
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Astronomy & Astrophysics
Journal title
ASTRONOMICESKIJ ZURNAL
ISSN journal
00046299 → ACNP
Volume
71
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
154 - 160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0004-6299(1994)71:1<154:EOAESO>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
The evolution of a system planet-satellite caused by tidal forces is s tudied. It appears that even a small eccentricity of the satellite orb it may alterate the mean motion of the system. Tidal process on the pl anet and on the satellite are investigated. Their influence on the ecc entricity of the satellite orbit is discussed.