Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Celestial mechanics concept
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Libration points
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
Three-body problem
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| gptkbp:example |
gptkb:Earth-Moon_system
gptkb:Earth-Sun_system |
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:Astrodynamics
Orbital mechanics |
| gptkbp:firstDescribed |
1772
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lagrange points (for N=3)
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| gptkbp:L1 |
Between the two large bodies
Location of SOHO spacecraft |
| gptkbp:L1,_L2,_L3 |
Unstable equilibrium points
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| gptkbp:L2 |
Beyond the smaller of the two large bodies
Location of James Webb Space Telescope |
| gptkbp:L3 |
Opposite side of the larger body
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| gptkbp:L4 |
60 degrees ahead of the smaller body
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| gptkbp:L4_and_L5 |
Locations of Trojan asteroids in Jupiter-Sun system
Stable equilibrium points |
| gptkbp:L5 |
60 degrees behind the smaller body
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:Joseph-Louis_Lagrange
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| gptkbp:pointsSystem |
5
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| gptkbp:usedFor |
Spacecraft positioning
Astronomical observatories |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Newtonian_N-body_problem
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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