| Data Set Abstract |
Proper elements of asteroids are derived from the osculating
orbital elements by correcting for the perturbations of the major
planets to arrive at elements which are stable over time periods
comparable to the age of the solar system. The purpose of
computing proper elements is twofold, to detect asteroid
'families', which are dynamically related groupings of
asteroids potentially of common origin, and to understand the
dynamical structure of the asteroid belt. |
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