Apsidal precession of orbits about an oblate planet
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- Published by American Astronomical Society in The Astronomical Journal
- Vol. 86, 912-914
- https://doi.org/10.1086/112968
Abstract
It is noted that expressions for the apsidal precession rates to second order on J2 appear in the literature in at least three apparently mutually contradictory forms. The expressions are reconciled by accounting for subtle differences in the definitions of orbital elements.Keywords
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