| Full text | |
| Author(s): |
L. B. T. Santos
[1]
;
L. O. Marchi
[2]
;
P. A. Sousa-Silva
[3]
;
D. M. Sanchez
[4]
;
S. Aljbaae
[5]
;
A. F. B. A. Prado
[6]
Total Authors: 6
|
| Affiliation: | [1] National Institute for Space Research - Brasil
[2] National Institute for Space Research - Brasil
[3] São Paulo University - Brasil
[4] National Institute for Space Research - Brasil
[5] National Institute for Space Research - Brasil
[6] National Institute for Space Research - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 6
|
| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | REVISTA MEXICANA DE ASTRONOMIA Y ASTROFISICA; v. 56, n. 2, p. 269-286, 2021-03-24. |
| Abstract | |
ABSTRACT The orbital dynamics of a spacecraft orbiting around irregular small celestial bodies is a challenging problem. Difficulties to model the gravity field of these bodies arise from the poor knowledge of the exact shape as observed from the Earth. In order to understand the complex dynamical environment in the vicinity of irregular asteroids, several studies have been conducted using simplified models. In this work, we investigate the qualitative dynamics in the vicinity of an asteroid with an arched shape using a tripole model based on the existence of three mass points linked to each other by rods with given lengths and negligible masses. We applied our results to some real systems, namely, asteroids 8567, 243 Ida and 433 Eros and also Phobos, one of the natural satellites of Mars. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/18418-0 - Search for orbits around the Lagrangian points of a triple asteroid and orbital transfers |
| Grantee: | Leonardo Barbosa Torres dos Santos |
| Support Opportunities: | Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate |
| FAPESP's process: | 16/24561-0 - On the relevance of small bodies in orbital dynamics |
| Grantee: | Othon Cabo Winter |
| Support Opportunities: | Research Projects - Thematic Grants |
| FAPESP's process: | 18/00059-9 - Trajectories for missions to asteroids using invariant manifolds |
| Grantee: | Priscilla Andressa de Sousa Silva |
| Support Opportunities: | Regular Research Grants |