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Periodic orbits of the elliptic restricted problem for the Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system

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A systematic approach to generate periodic orbits in the elliptic restricted problem of three bodies in introduced. The approach is based on (numerical) continuation from periodic orbits of the first and second kind in the circular restricted problem to periodic orbits in the elliptic restricted problem. Two families of periodic orbits of the elliptic restricted problem are found by this approach. The mass ratio of the primaries of these orbits is equal to that of the Sun-Jupiter system. The sidereal mean motions between the infinitesimal body and the smaller primary are in a 2:5 resonance, so as to approximate the Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system. The linear stability of these periodic orbits are studied as functions of the eccentricities of the primaries and of the infinitesimal body. The results show that both stable and unstable periodic orbits exist in the elliptic restricted problem that are close to the actual Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system. However, the periodic orbit closest to the actual Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system is (linearly) stable.

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  1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 91103, Pasadena, Calif., U.S.A.

    Johnny H. Kwok

  2. University of Texas at Austin, 78712, Austin, Tex, U.S.A.

    Paul E. Nacozy

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Kwok, J.H., Nacozy, P.E. Periodic orbits of the elliptic restricted problem for the Sun-Jupiter-Saturn system. Celestial Mechanics 27, 27–38 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01228948

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