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Determination of the mass of (4) Vesta based on new close approaches

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ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS
Volume 430, Issue 1, Pages 319-325

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EDP SCIENCES S A
DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361:20035872

Keywords

celestial mechanics; astrometry

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Here I present a new attempt to determine the mass of (4) Vesta, based on its close approaches with relatively well observed minor planets: (3057) Malaren, (5205) 1988CU7, (8331) Dawkins and (21225) 1995GQ1. The obtained values for the mass of (4) Vesta are comparable with earlier determined ones.

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