American Journal of Astronomy and Astrophysics

Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2025

  • Research Article

    Equilibrium Positions in a Gravitational Field Generated by an Elongated Asteroid with Density of Order 4

    El Haj El Ourabi*, Mohammed Bennai

    Issue: Volume 12, Issue 1, March 2025
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: 26 November 2024
    Accepted: 10 December 2024
    Published: 7 January 2025
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajaa.20251201.11
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    Abstract: Calculating the gravitational potential generated by non-spherical mass distributions is an old problem that has been tackled by astronomical researchers. The majority of small celestial objects have an elongated shape with a non-uniform mass distribution. Early work in this field modelled these elongated bodies as segments with a uniform mass dist... Show More