Orbital mechanics
Secular Resonance
A slow resonance not between orbital periods but between the rates at which orbits themselves precess. Acting over millions of years, secular resonances reshape the eccentricities and inclinations of orbits and help clear certain regions of the Solar System.
Bodies, frames & concepts
Across celestial mechanics
Knowledge connections
- Associated withOrbital Perturbations
- Associated withMean-Motion Resonance
- Associated withOrbital Perturbations
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.