Orbital perturbations

complex motion of a massive astronomical body

force acting on a rotating body in space caused by the anisotropic emission of thermal photons, which carry momentum

Loss of angular momentum in orbiting dust grains due to stellar radiation

orbital perturbations

dynamical phenomenon affecting the orbit of a binary system perturbed by a distant third body

second-order variation on the Yarkovsky effect that changes the rotation rate of a small body

long term dynamical interactions that disrupt the Solar System

phenomenon in astrophysics

periodic perturbation of the lunar orbit