Equilibrium points of elongated celestial bodies as the perturbed rotating mass dipole

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Abstract

The rotating mass dipole is adopted in this paper to approximate the gravitational field of the elongated celestial bodies. The equations of motion of the perturbed dipole model with oblateness of both primaries are derived to allow the existence of additional equilibrium points, including the points in the equatorial plane and in the plane xoz. Numerical simulations are performed to show the distribution of these equilibrium points along with zero-velocity curves around the dipole model. The effects of the oblateness of the primaries on the topological structure are also discussed based on the variation of zero-velocity curves.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAstrodynamics 2015
EditorsJames D. Turner, Geoff G. Wawrzyniak, William Todd Cerven, Manoranjan Majji
PublisherUnivelt Inc.
Pages539-551
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9780877036296
Publication statusPublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes
EventAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, ASC 2015 - Vail, United States
Duration: 9 Aug 201513 Aug 2015

Publication series

NameAdvances in the Astronautical Sciences
Volume156
ISSN (Print)0065-3438

Conference

ConferenceAAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, ASC 2015
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVail
Period9/08/1513/08/15

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