Saturn is the only known planet to have co-orbital satellite systems. In the present work we studied the process of mass accretion as a possible mechanism for co-orbital satellites formation. The system considered is ...

In the present work, we study the stability of hypothetical satellites that are coorbital with Enceladus and Mimas. We performed numerical simulations of 50 particles around the triangular Lagrangian equilibrium points of ...

In the present work, we study the stability of hypothetical satellites that are coorbital with Enceladus and Mimas. We performed numerical simulations of 50 particles around the triangular Lagrangian equilibrium points of ...

The short-term, resonant and long-term dynamics of Anthe (S/2007 S4), are investigated with the most recent published ephemeris of the Saturnian system. We identify and explain many components in the time variations of the ...

The stability of satellites in the solar system is affected by the so-called evection resonance. The moons of Saturn, in particular, exhibit a complex dynamical architecture in which co-orbital configurations occur, ...

We numerically investigate the long-term dynamics of the Saturn's small satellites Methone (S/2004 S1), Anthe (S/2007 S4) and Pallene (S/2004 S2). In our numerical integrations, these satellites are disturbed by non-spherical ...

Context. The small (=135 km mean radius) satellites of Saturn are closely related to its rings and together they constitute a complex dynamical system where formation and destruction mechanisms compete against each other. ...