Mean Motion Resonances in the Trans-neptunian Region: I. The 2:3 Resonance with Neptune

Icarus

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 282-300

  Nesvorny D ^a   Roig, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Celestial mechanics; Kuiper Belt objects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001362916     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/icar.2000.6480     Document Type: Article

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