Serbian Astronomical Journal 2005 Issue 171, Pages: 37-42
https://doi.org/10.2298/SAJ0571037K
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The mass of (1) Ceres obtained from four close encounters

Kovačević Anđelka B. (Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics, Belgrade)
Kuzmanoski Mike S. (Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Mathematics, Belgrade)

The technique of asteroid mass determination from perturbation during close approach requires as many as possible different close approaches in order to derive reliable mass of a perturber. Here are presented some results for the mass of (1) Ceres obtained using newly found close approaches.

Keywords: celestial mechanics