Dynamical Structures Associated with High-Order and Secondary Resonances in the Spin–Orbit Problem

H Lei - The Astronomical Journal, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
In our solar system, spin–orbit resonances are common under Sun–planet, planet–satellite,
and binary asteroid configurations. In this work, high-order and secondary spin–orbit …

Obliquity evolution of the minor satellites of Pluto and Charon

AC Quillen, F Nichols-Fleming, YY Chen, B Noyelles - Icarus, 2017 - Elsevier
New Horizons mission observations show that the small satellites Styx, Nix, Kerberos and
Hydra, of the Pluto–Charon system, have not tidally spun-down to near synchronous spin …

Forced motions around triangular libration points by solar radiation pressure in a binary asteroid system

XY Hou, XS Xin, JL Feng - Astrodynamics, 2020 - Springer
By using two tri-axial ellipsoids to approximate the two asteroids, forced orbits around
triangular libration points of the binary asteroid system (BAS) induced by solar radiation …

Chaotic dynamics in the (47171) Lempo triple system

ACM Correia - Icarus, 2018 - Elsevier
We investigate the dynamics of the (47171) Lempo triple system, also known by 1999 TC 36.
We derive a full 3D N-body model that takes into account the orbital and spin evolution of all …

Surfing in the phase space of spin--orbit coupling in binary asteroid systems

M Jafari-Nadoushan - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
For a satellite with an irregular shape, which is the common shape among asteroids, the well-
known spin--orbit resonance problem could be changed to a spin--orbit coupling problem …

Break-up of the synchronous state of binary asteroid systems

HS Wang, XY Hou - Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
This paper continues the authors' previous work and presents a coplanar averaged ellipsoid–
ellipsoid model of synchronous binary asteroid system (BAS) plus thermal and tidal effects …

The onset of chaos in permanently deformed binaries from spin–orbit and spin–spin coupling

D Seligman, K Batygin - The Astrophysical Journal, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Permanently deformed objects in binary systems can experience complex rotation evolution,
arising from the extensively studied effect of spin–orbit coupling as well as more nuanced …

A note on the spin–orbit, spin–spin, and spin–orbit–spin resonances in the binary minor planet system

X Hou, X Xin - The Astronomical Journal, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
By considering a varying mutual orbit between the two bodies in a binary minor planet
system, modified models for the spin–orbit, spin–spin, and spin–orbit–spin resonances are …

Spin–orbit coupling of the primary body in a binary asteroid system

H Lei - Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy, 2024 - Springer
Spin–orbit coupling is widespread in binary asteroid systems, and it has been widely studied
for the case of ellipsoidal secondary. Due to angular momentum exchange, dynamical …

Stability of the planar synchronous full two-body problem—The approach of periodic orbits

HS Wang, X Xin, X Hou, J Feng - Communications in Nonlinear Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
We investigate the dynamical stability of the synchronous state of the planar full two-body
problem (PF2BP) by employing the approach of periodic orbit in the primary's body-fixed …