A dynamical solution of the triple aster
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F. Marchis; V. Lainey; P. Descamps; J. Berthier; M. Van Dam; I. de Pater; B. Mac
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Article
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2010
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Elsevier Science
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English
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We present the first dynamical solution of the triple asteroid system (45) Eugenia and its two moons Petit-Prince (diameter $ 7 km) and S/2004 (45) 1 (diameter $ 5 km). The two moons orbit at 1165 and 610 km from the primary, describing an almost-circular orbit (e $ 6 Â 10 À3 and e $ 7 Â 10 À2 respe