The Distribution of 1/a in Photographic Meteor Orbits

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Lindblad, B. A.
Copyright Year	1971
Description	A study is made of the distribution of reciprocal semi-major axis in photographic meteor orbits. A detailed classification of the orbits is made according to quality. The distribution of 1/a in precise orbits is multimodal with two broad maxima approximately centered on 0.05 and 0.40 $(AU)^{-1}$. Minima in the distribution appear near 0.20 and 0.66 $(AU)^{-1}$ corresponding to Jupiter’s and Mars’ position in the 1/a, diagram. Considerable fine structure appears in the 1/a distribution. Resonance gaps corresponding to commensurabilities with Jupiter are detected. The gaps are similar to the well studied Kirkwood gaps in the asteroid beli.
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Ending Page	181
Page Count	7
Starting Page	175
ISSN	02529211
DOI	10.1017/s0252921100049058
Journal	International Astronomical Union Colloquium
Volume Number	13
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	1971-06-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	International Astronomical Union Colloquium Astronomy and Astrophysics a
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article