ORBITS OF THE 6 NEW SATELLITES OF NEPTUNE

被引:41
作者
OWEN, WM
VAUGHAN, RM
SYNNOTT, SP
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[1] Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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10.1086/115783
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
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Orbital elements are presented for the six satellites discovered by Voyager 2 at Neptune [B. A. Smith et al., Science, 246, 1422 (1989)]. All six are in nearly circular direct orbits. Most have low inclinations as well, but the innermost, 1989N6, is inclined 4-degrees.7 to Neptune's equator.
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页码:1511 / 1515
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