Long-term evolution of orbits about a precessing oblate planet. 2. The case of variable precession

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 96, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 259-288

  Efroimsky, Michael ^a  

^a US NAVAL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equinoctial precession; Nonosculating elements; Orbital elements; Osculating elements; Satellite orbits

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751574091     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: 15729478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10569-006-9046-5     Document Type: Article

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