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A Simple Method for Numerical Calculations of the Evolution of Orbits of Near-Earth Asteroids

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A simple method for numerical integration of the equations of motion of small bodies of the Solar System is proposed, which is especially efficient in studying the orbits with small perihelion distances. The evolution of orbits of 121 numbered asteroids with perihelion distances q < 1.2 AU is investigated over the time interval of years 2000–2100 with allowance made for the gravitational influence of nine planets and three largest asteroids. The circumstances of close encounters of asteroids with the Earth and other terrestrial planets are presented.

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    A. M. Kazantsev

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Kazantsev, A.M. A Simple Method for Numerical Calculations of the Evolution of Orbits of Near-Earth Asteroids. Solar System Research 36, 43–49 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014273527226

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