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    In astronomy, perturbation is the complex motion of a massive body subjected to forces other than the gravitational attraction of a single other massive...
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  • cannot be solved exactly Perturbation (geology), changes in the nature of alluvial deposits over time Perturbation (astronomy), alterations to an object's...
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  • In mathematics and applied mathematics, perturbation theory comprises methods for finding an approximate solution to a problem, by starting from the exact...
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  • coordinates or orbital elements of a celestial body, as they are subject to perturbations and vary with time. These time-varying astronomical quantities might...
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    of the planets and moons to be estimated from their perturbations. Significant advances in astronomy came about with the introduction of new technology...
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    Osculating orbit (category Orbital perturbations)
    elliptic or other conic one) that it would have around its central body if perturbations were absent. That is, it is the orbit that coincides with the current...
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  • Celestial mechanics is the branch of astronomy that deals with the motions of objects in outer space. Historically, celestial mechanics applies principles...
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    primordial density perturbation spectrum predict different mixtures. Adiabatic density perturbations In an adiabatic density perturbation, the fractional...
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    of astronomy focuses on the contributions civilizations have made to further their understanding of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere. Astronomy is...
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    Observational astronomy is a division of astronomy that is concerned with recording data about the observable universe, in contrast with theoretical astronomy, which...
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    X-ray astronomy is an observational branch of astronomy which deals with the study of X-ray observation and detection from astronomical objects. X-radiation...
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    Pretelescopic astronomy Babylonian astronomy Chinese astronomy Egyptian astronomy Greek astronomy Hebrew astronomy Indian astronomy Islamic astronomy Russian...
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    asteroid to not have any proper orbital elements. Hirayama family Perturbation (astronomy) "AstDyS-2 Ceres Synthetic Proper Orbital Elements". Department...
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  • In astronomy, the variation of the Moon is one of the principal perturbations in the motion of the Moon. The variation was discovered by Tycho Brahe, who...
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    varied from about 22.0° to 24.5° over the past 5 million years due to perturbation from other planets. An observer standing on Earth's equator visualizes...
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  • periodic gravitational perturbation of the visible component. See also spectroscopic binary. astrometry The branch of astronomy that involves precise measurements...
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    2019). "Galactic tide and local stellar perturbations on the Oort cloud: creation of interstellar comets". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 629: 13. arXiv:1906.10617...
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    Animation of barycenters In astronomy, the barycenter (or barycentre; from Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús) 'heavy' and κέντρον (kéntron) 'center') is the...
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  • commonly used in astronomy and orbital mechanics. A real orbit and its elements change over time due to gravitational perturbations by other objects and...
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  • Orbit modeling (category Orbital perturbations)
    {\hat {e}} _{1}} n-body problem Orbital resonance Osculating orbit Perturbation (astronomy) Sphere of influence (astrodynamics) Two-body problem Note that...
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    Neptune (redirect from Neptune (astronomy))
    escape and strong seasonal and dynamical perturbations of Neptune's atmospheric temperatures" (PDF). Astronomy and Astrophysics. 473 (1): L5–L8. Bibcode:2007A&A...
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    L}} ), or Earth–Moon characteristic distance, is a unit of measure in astronomy. More technically, it is the semi-major axis of the geocentric lunar orbit...
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    In astronomy, astrophysics and geophysics, a mass concentration (or mascon) is a region of a planet's or moon's crust that contains a large positive gravity...
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  • giant planets detected through signals produced by minor-image perturbations". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 687: A225. arXiv:2406.10547. Bibcode:2024A&A...
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    but the factor opposite of that which is increased or decreased by the perturbation (either gravity or angular momentum-induced speed) will also increase...
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    de l 'orbite de Mercure et de ses perturbations (A New Determination of the Orbit of Mercury and its Perturbations). In 1859, Le Verrier was the first...
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    ..32.1901C. Quinn, T.; Tremaine, S.; Duncan, M. (1990). "Planetary perturbations and the origins of short-period comets". Astrophysical Journal, Part...
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    calculated the orbit of the periodic comet 4P/Faye, as well as the perturbations of the asteroid 55 Pandora. He was elected a member of the Royal Swedish...
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    In astronomy, seeing is the degradation of the image of an astronomical object due to turbulence in the atmosphere of Earth that may become visible as...
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    reason for the instability is that any perturbation corrupts the geometric symmetry, which increases the perturbation, which further undermines the geometry...
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