Published November 2018 | Version v1
Journal article

Fast Spinning of Planets

Creators

  • 1. Crimean Astrophysical Observatory (Russian Federation)

Description

Spin periods of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are specified by the analysis of the resonant motion of large satellites: P=0.445(2)d, 0.448(1) d, 0.673(9) d and 0.561(7) d, respectively. They occur to be near-commensurate with P0=9600.606(12)s, the period of the "cosmic" oscillation, discovered first in the Sun, then in other variable objects of the Universe. The like analysis of spin rates of the total set of the largest and fastest rotators of the Solar system (with mean diameters 500km and P<2d,—of planets, asteroids and satellites) resulted in the best commensurable, or "synchronizing", timescale 9594(65) s, coinciding fairly well with P0 too (the probability that the two timescales could agree by chance, is less than 105). True origin of this odd common resonance of our planetary system is unknown.

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Journal Title
Earth, Moon, and Planets (Print)
Journal Volume
122
Journal Issue
1-2
Journal Page Range
p. 43-52
ISSN
0167-9295
CODEN
EMPLD3

INIS

Country of Publication
Netherlands
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
54101516
Subject category
S79: ASTROPHYSICS, COSMOLOGY AND ASTRONOMY;
Descriptors DEI
ASTEROIDS; JUPITER PLANET; NEPTUNE PLANET; ROTATION; SATURN PLANET; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPIN; SUN; UNIVERSE; URANUS PLANET
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; MAIN SEQUENCE STARS; MOTION; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; PLANETS; STARS

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