Astrophysics, abstract
astro-ph/0602011

From: Alex Rosaev [view email]

Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:46:13 GMT (127kb)

Notes to Saturn satellites Ijiraq and Kiviuq mutual close encounters

Authors: A.E. Rosaev

Comments: 6 pages with 2 figures

The problem of origin of outer irregular satellites of large planets is considered. The capture way of their origin most probable, however there is not detail theory. There are a number of irregular satellites, discovered in recent time. It gives an ability to investigate the statistics of orbital interaction and try to reconstruct real collision history of these objects We restrict this consideration by pair of orbits with close elements: Kiviuq and Ijiraq and determine period of close encounters between this satellites. It may be considered as a first step on road to the construction of theory of origin of the abundant class of irregular satellites.

http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0602011