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Resonant Asteroidal Motion in the Kirkwood Gaps: A Three-Dimensional Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

H. Scholl
Affiliation:
Astronomisches Rechen Institut Heidelberg, F.R. Germany
C. Froeschle
Affiliation:
Observatoire de Nice, France

Abstract

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Resonant asteroidal motion is investigated over 17 000 years in a three-dimensional elliptical model Sun-Jupiter-Asteroid averaged by Schubart's method à la Poincarè. Orbits remain trapped in the resonance over this period. The various stability mechanisms are discussed. With respect to their behaviour of ω and ῶ, our resulting orbits reveal 5 distinct classes. These 5 classes can be described in Schubart's topology for the planar problem. As compared to the planar case, eccentricities of orbits in the three-dimensional model vary more strongly. This is an important result for the problem of the delivery of meteorites.