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Local gravitomagnetic perturbations of the lunar orbitUsing the metric in the local inertial frame of the Earth, we calculate relativistic effects on the lunar orbit with the synodic month period. It is shown that such perturbations arise entirely from the gravitomagnetic components of the local metric which exist because of the relative motion of the sun with respect to the Earth. In the case of general relativity, the net perturbation has an amplitude of 3 cm for the lunar range.
Document ID
19930060991
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Shahid-Saless, Bahman
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
December 15, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: Physical Review D - Particles and Fields, 3rd Series
Volume: 46
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0556-2821
Subject Category
Astrophysics
Accession Number
93A44988
Distribution Limits
Public
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