Context. Close encounters with (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta, the two most massive bodies in the main belt, are known to be a mechanism of dynamical mobility able to significantly alter proper elements of minor bodies, and they ...

Context. Close encounters with (1) Ceres and (4) Vesta, the two most massive bodies in the main belt, are known to be a mechanism of dynamical mobility able to significantly alter proper elements of minor bodies, and they ...

In this paper, we show that the decoupling of binary pairs by tidal interaction and Kozai oscillations acting together can generate single objects in a slow-rotation-rate state. This mechanism has the merit of not being ...

Recent observations of stellar occultations have revealed rings of particles around non-planetary bodies of the Solar system. These bodies are irregular and can be modelled by ellipsoids. In the context of numerical ...

The asteroid (31) Euphrosyne is the largest body of its namesake family, and it contains more than 99% of the family mass. Among large asteroid families, the Euphrosyne group is peculiar because of its quite steep ...

Ceres is the largest and most massive body in the asteroid main belt. Observational data from the Dawn spacecraft reveal the presence of at least two impact craters about 280 km in diameter on the Ceres surface, that could ...