Title:
                   
Complex dynamical behaviour of the asteroid 2335 James associated with
the secular resonances nu5
                   
and nu16 - Numerical studies and theoretical interpretation
 Authors:
                   
Froeschle, Ch.; Scholl, H.; Morbidelli, A.
 Affiliation:
                   
AB(Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, Nice, France) AC(Facultes Universitaires
Notre-Dame de la Paix,
                   
Namur, Belgium)
 Journal:
                   
Astronomy and Astrophysics (ISSN 0004-6361), vol. 249, no. 2, Sept. 1991,
p. 553-563. (A&A
                   
Homepage)
 Publication Date:
                   
09/1991
 Category:
                   
Astrophysics
 Origin:
                   
STI
 NASA/STI Keywords:
                   
ASTEROIDS, CELESTIAL MECHANICS, COMPUTATIONAL ASTROPHYSICS, ORBITAL
                   
RESONANCES (CELESTIAL MECHANICS), SECULAR VARIATIONS, ASTRONOMICAL
                   
MODELS, ECCENTRICITY, LAGRANGIAN EQUILIBRIUM POINTS, LIBRATION, MANY
                   
BODY PROBLEM
 Bibliographic Code:
                   
1991A&A...249..553F
 
Abstract
A forwards integration in the frame of the sun-Jupiter-Saturn model
over 1 Myr shows that the asteroid 2335 James is located in
the secular resonance nu16 James is an omega-librator during the whole
period. A complex orbital evolution appears in a
backwards integration over 5 Myr: James is temporarily located also
in the nu5 secular resonance. The argument of perihelion
omega alternates between circulation and libration. A theoretical explanation
for this complex behavior is provided. In a
sun-Mars-Jupiter-Saturn model, close encounters of James with Mars
occur without ejecting James from the nu16 resonance
region. The integration of a cloud of test objects surrounding the
orbit of James confirms the chaotic nature of this resonance
region as indicated by theory.