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Metzger, Philip T.; Grundy, W. M.; Sykes, Mark V.; Stern, Alan; Bell III, James F.; Detelich, Charlene E.; Runyon, Kirby; Summers, Michael (2022). "Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science". Icarus. 374 114768. arXiv:2110.15285. Bibcode:2022Icar..37414768M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114768. S2CID 240071005.
Marchis, F.; Descamps, Pascal; Hestroffer, Daniel; Berthier, Jérome (2005). "Discovery of the triple asteroidal system 87 Sylvia". Nature. 436 (7052): 822–824. Bibcode:2005Natur.436..822M. doi:10.1038/nature04018. PMID 16094362. S2CID 4412813.
Descamps, P.; et al. (April 2007). "Figure of the double Asteroid 90 Antiope from adaptive optics and lightcurve observations". Icarus. 187 (2): 482–499. Bibcode:2007Icar..187..482D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.10.030.
Ksanfomality, L. V. (January 2016). "Pluto: Dwarf planet 134340". Solar System Research. 50 (1): 67–80. Bibcode:2016SoSyR..50...67K. doi:10.1134/S0038094616010020.
Canup, Robin M.; Ward, William R. (2008). Origin of Europa and the Galilean Satellites. University of Arizona Press. p. 59. arXiv:0812.4995. Bibcode:2009euro.book...59C. ISBN 978-0-8165-2844-8.
D'Angelo, G.; Podolak, M. (2015). "Capture and Evolution of Planetesimals in Circumjovian Disks". The Astrophysical Journal. 806 (1): 29–. arXiv:1504.04364. Bibcode:2015ApJ...806..203D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/806/2/203. S2CID 119216797.
Canup, R. M.; Asphaug, E. (2001). "Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation". Nature. 412 (6848): 708–712. Bibcode:2001Natur.412..708C. doi:10.1038/35089010. PMID 11507633. S2CID 4413525.
Stern, S. A.; Weaver, H. A.; Steffl, A. J.; Mutchler, M. J.; et al. (2006). "A giant impact origin for Pluto's small natural satellites and satellite multiplicity in the Kuiper belt". Nature. 439 (7079): 946–49. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..946S. doi:10.1038/nature04548. PMID 16495992. S2CID 4400037.
Durda, Daniel D.; et al. (February 2004). "The formation of asteroid satellites in large impacts: results from numerical simulations". Icarus. 167 (2): 382–396. Bibcode:2004Icar..167..382D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.09.017.
Agnor, C. B.; Hamilton, D. P. (2006). "Neptune's capture of its moon Triton in a binary–planet gravitational encounter". Nature. 441 (7090): 192–4. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..192A. doi:10.1038/nature04792. PMID 16688170. S2CID 4420518.
Hedman, M. M.; Helfenstein, P.; Chancia, R. O.; Thomas, P.; Roussos, E.; Paranicas, C.; Verbiscer, A. J. (April 2020). "Photometric Analyses of Saturn's Small Moons: Aegaeon, Methone, and Pallene Are Dark; Helene and Calypso Are Bright". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (4). id. 129. arXiv:1912.09192. Bibcode:2020AJ....159..129H. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab659d.
Fedorets, Grigori; Granvik, Mikael; Jedicke, Robert (15 March 2017). "Orbit and size distributions for asteroids temporarily captured by the Earth-Moon system". Icarus. 285: 83–94. Bibcode:2017Icar..285...83F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.022.
Tarnopolski, M. (February 2017). "Influence of a second satellite on the rotational dynamics of an oblate moon". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 127 (2): 121–138. arXiv:1607.07333. Bibcode:2017CeMDA.127..121T. doi:10.1007/s10569-016-9719-7. S2CID 118512400.
Melnikov, A. V.; Shevchenko, I. I. (October 2010). "The rotation states predominant among the planetary satellites". Icarus. 209 (2): 786–794. arXiv:1312.5236. Bibcode:2010Icar..209..786M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.022.
Kollmeier, Juna A.; Raymond, Sean N. (February 2019). "Can moons have moons?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 483 (1): L80–L84. arXiv:1810.03304. Bibcode:2019MNRAS.483L..80K. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/sly219.
Jones, G. H.; et al. (2008). "The Dust Halo of Saturn's Largest Icy Moon, Rhea – Jones et al. 319 (5868): 1380 – Science" (PDF). Science. 319 (5868): 1380–1384. Bibcode:2008Sci...319.1380J. doi:10.1126/science.1151524. PMID 18323452. S2CID 206509814. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2018.
Tiscareno, Matthew S.; Burns, Joseph A.; Cuzzi, Jeffrey N.; Hedman, Matthew M. (2010). "Cassini imaging search rules out rings around Rhea – Tiscareno – 2010". Geophysical Research Letters. 37 (14): n/a. arXiv:1008.1764. Bibcode:2010GeoRL..3714205T. doi:10.1029/2010GL043663. S2CID 133143673.
Croft, Steven K. (October 1992). "Proteus: Geology, shape, and catastrophic destruction". Icarus. 99 (2): 402–419. Bibcode:1992Icar...99..402C. doi:10.1016/0019-1035(92)90156-2.
Tricarico, Pasquale (February 2014). "Multi-layer Hydrostatic Equilibrium of Planets and Synchronous Moons: Theory and Application to Ceres and to Solar System Moons". The Astrophysical Journal. 782 (2). id. 99. arXiv:1312.7427. Bibcode:2014ApJ...782...99T. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/782/2/99.
Castillo-Rogez, Julie C.; Efroimsky, Michael; Lainey, Valéry (September 2011). "The tidal history of Iapetus: Spin dynamics in the light of a refined dissipation model". Journal of Geophysical Research. 116 (E9). ID E09008. Bibcode:2011JGRE..116.9008C. doi:10.1029/2010JE003664.
Thomas, P. C. (July 2010). "Sizes, shapes, and derived properties of the saturnian satellites after the Cassini nominal mission" (PDF). Icarus. 208 (1): 395–401. Bibcode:2010Icar..208..395T. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
Kochemasov, G. G. (September 2013). Methone as an icy cosmic model of Earth. European Planetary Science Congress 2013, held 8-13 September in London, UK. Bibcode:2013EPSC....8..148K.
Lainey, Valery; Arlot, J.; Karatekin, O.; Van Hoolst, T. (2009). "Strong tidal dissipation in Io and Jupiter from astrometric observations". Nature. 459 (957–959): 957–959. Bibcode:2009Natur.459..957L. doi:10.1038/nature08108. PMID 19536258.
Roberts, James H.; Nimmo, Francis (April 2008). "Tidal heating and the long-term stability of a subsurface ocean on Enceladus". Icarus. 194 (2): 675–689. Bibcode:2008Icar..194..675R. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2007.11.010.
Ross, M. N.; Schubert, G. (September 1990). "The coupled orbital and thermal evolution of Triton". Geophysical Research Letters. 17 (10): 1749–1752. Bibcode:1990GeoRL..17.1749R. doi:10.1029/GL017i010p01749.
Nimmo, F. (April 2025). "Surfaces, interiors and evolution of solar system moons". Proceedings of the Royal Society A. 481 (2312) 20240806. id. 20240806. Bibcode:2025RSPSA.48140806N. doi:10.1098/rspa.2024.0806.
Kane, Stephen R.; Hinkel, Natalie R.; Raymond, Sean N. (November 2013). "Solar System Moons as Analogs for Compact Exoplanetary Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (5). id. 122. arXiv:1309.1467. Bibcode:2013AJ....146..122K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/5/122.
van Woerkom, Q. B.; Kleisioti, E. (April 2024). "The spectroastrometric detectability of nearby Solar System-like exomoons". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 684. id. A72. arXiv:2402.07517. Bibcode:2024A&A...684A..72V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202348604.
Belton, M. J. S.; Chapman, C. R.; Thomas, P. C.; Davies, M. E.; Greenberg, R.; Klaasen, K.; Byrnes, D.; D'Amario, L.; Synnott, S.; Johnson, T. V.; McEwen, A.; Merline, W. J.; Davis, D. R.; Petit, J. -M.; Storrs, A.; Veverka, J.; Zellner, B. (April 1995). "Bulk density of asteroid 243 Ida from the orbit of its satellite Dactyl". Nature. 374 (6525): 785–788. Bibcode:1995Natur.374..785B. doi:10.1038/374785a0.
Frouard, Julien; Compère, Audrey (July 2012). "Instability zones for satellites of asteroids: The example of the (87) Sylvia system". Icarus. 220 (1): 149–161. arXiv:1112.5363. Bibcode:2012Icar..220..149F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.04.026.
Descamps, P.; Marchis, F.; Michalowski, T.; Berthier, J.; Pollock, J.; Wiggins, P.; Birlan, M.; Colas, F.; Vachier, F.; Fauvaud, S.; Fauvaud, M.; Sareyan, J. -P.; Pilcher, F.; Klinglesmith, D. A. (September 2009). "A giant crater on 90 Antiope?". Icarus. 203 (1): 102–111. arXiv:0905.0631. Bibcode:2009Icar..203..102D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.022.
Merline, W. J.; Weidenschilling, S. J.; Durda, D. D.; Margot, J. L.; Pravec, P.; Storrs, A. D. (March 2002). "Asteroids Do Have Satellites". In Bottke Jr., W. F.; Cellino, A.; Paolicchi, P.; Binzel, R. P. (eds.). Asteroids III. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 289–312. Bibcode:2002aste.book..289M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Canup, Robin M.; Ward, William R. (June 2006). "A common mass scaling for satellite systems of gaseous planets". Nature. 441 (7095): 834–839. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..834C. doi:10.1038/nature04860. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16778883. S2CID 4327454.
Fernández-Valenzuela, Estela; Holler, Bryan J.; Ortiz, Jose Luis; Rommel, Flavia Luane; Proudfoot, Benjamin; Collyer, Cameron (6 May 2026). "Weywot, an Unusually Low-albedo Satellite in the Trans-Neptunian Region". The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 1002 (2): L37. Bibcode:2026ApJ..1002L..37F. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ae6076.

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Glenday, Craig (2014). Guinness World Records 2014. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-908843-15-9.

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Metzger, Philip T.; Grundy, W. M.; Sykes, Mark V.; Stern, Alan; Bell III, James F.; Detelich, Charlene E.; Runyon, Kirby; Summers, Michael (2022). "Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science". Icarus. 374 114768. arXiv:2110.15285. Bibcode:2022Icar..37414768M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114768. S2CID 240071005.
Canup, Robin M.; Ward, William R. (2008). Origin of Europa and the Galilean Satellites. University of Arizona Press. p. 59. arXiv:0812.4995. Bibcode:2009euro.book...59C. ISBN 978-0-8165-2844-8.
D'Angelo, G.; Podolak, M. (2015). "Capture and Evolution of Planetesimals in Circumjovian Disks". The Astrophysical Journal. 806 (1): 29–. arXiv:1504.04364. Bibcode:2015ApJ...806..203D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/806/2/203. S2CID 119216797.
Hedman, M. M.; Helfenstein, P.; Chancia, R. O.; Thomas, P.; Roussos, E.; Paranicas, C.; Verbiscer, A. J. (April 2020). "Photometric Analyses of Saturn's Small Moons: Aegaeon, Methone, and Pallene Are Dark; Helene and Calypso Are Bright". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (4). id. 129. arXiv:1912.09192. Bibcode:2020AJ....159..129H. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab659d.
Leon, J. D.; Licandro Goldaracena, J.; Serra-Ricart, M.; Cabrera-Lavers, A. (2023). "Mini-moons from horseshoes: A physical characterization of 2022 NX1 with OSIRIS at the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 670: L10. arXiv:2301.10797. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245514.
Tarnopolski, M. (February 2017). "Influence of a second satellite on the rotational dynamics of an oblate moon". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 127 (2): 121–138. arXiv:1607.07333. Bibcode:2017CeMDA.127..121T. doi:10.1007/s10569-016-9719-7. S2CID 118512400.
Melnikov, A. V.; Shevchenko, I. I. (October 2010). "The rotation states predominant among the planetary satellites". Icarus. 209 (2): 786–794. arXiv:1312.5236. Bibcode:2010Icar..209..786M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.04.022.
Kollmeier, Juna A.; Raymond, Sean N. (February 2019). "Can moons have moons?". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society: Letters. 483 (1): L80–L84. arXiv:1810.03304. Bibcode:2019MNRAS.483L..80K. doi:10.1093/mnrasl/sly219.
Tiscareno, Matthew S.; Burns, Joseph A.; Cuzzi, Jeffrey N.; Hedman, Matthew M. (2010). "Cassini imaging search rules out rings around Rhea – Tiscareno – 2010". Geophysical Research Letters. 37 (14): n/a. arXiv:1008.1764. Bibcode:2010GeoRL..3714205T. doi:10.1029/2010GL043663. S2CID 133143673.
Tricarico, Pasquale (February 2014). "Multi-layer Hydrostatic Equilibrium of Planets and Synchronous Moons: Theory and Application to Ceres and to Solar System Moons". The Astrophysical Journal. 782 (2). id. 99. arXiv:1312.7427. Bibcode:2014ApJ...782...99T. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/782/2/99.
Kane, Stephen R.; Hinkel, Natalie R.; Raymond, Sean N. (November 2013). "Solar System Moons as Analogs for Compact Exoplanetary Systems". The Astronomical Journal. 146 (5). id. 122. arXiv:1309.1467. Bibcode:2013AJ....146..122K. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/146/5/122.
van Woerkom, Q. B.; Kleisioti, E. (April 2024). "The spectroastrometric detectability of nearby Solar System-like exomoons". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 684. id. A72. arXiv:2402.07517. Bibcode:2024A&A...684A..72V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202348604.
Frouard, Julien; Compère, Audrey (July 2012). "Instability zones for satellites of asteroids: The example of the (87) Sylvia system". Icarus. 220 (1): 149–161. arXiv:1112.5363. Bibcode:2012Icar..220..149F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2012.04.026.
Descamps, P.; Marchis, F.; Michalowski, T.; Berthier, J.; Pollock, J.; Wiggins, P.; Birlan, M.; Colas, F.; Vachier, F.; Fauvaud, S.; Fauvaud, M.; Sareyan, J. -P.; Pilcher, F.; Klinglesmith, D. A. (September 2009). "A giant crater on 90 Antiope?". Icarus. 203 (1): 102–111. arXiv:0905.0631. Bibcode:2009Icar..203..102D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2009.04.022.

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"2006 RH120 ( = 6R10DB9) (A second moon for the Earth?)". Great Shefford Observatory. 14 September 2017. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2017.

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Lang, Kenneth R. (3 March 2011). The Cambridge Guide to the Solar System. Cambridge University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-139-49417-5. Any object that orbits a planet is now called a satellite, and a natural satellite is also now called a moon
Encrenaz, Therese; Bibring, Jean-Pierre; Blanc, M.; Barucci, Maria-Antonietta; Roques, Francoise; Zarka, Philippe (2004). The Solar System. Translated by Dunlop, Storm. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 30. ISBN 978-3-540-00241-3.
Spohn, Tilman; Breuer, Doris; Johnson, Torrence, eds. (2014). Encyclopedia of the Solar System. Elsevier. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-12-416034-7.
Weintraub, David Andrew (2007). Is Pluto a Planet?: A Historical Journey Through the Solar System. Princeton University Press. p. 65. ISBN 978-0-691-12348-6. ... the general concept of a "moon" as a satellite of a planet and "planet" as a satellite of a star.
Hahn, Alexander J. (2020). Basic Calculus of Planetary Orbits and Interplanetary Flight: The Missions of the Voyagers, Cassini, and Juno. Springer Nature. pp. 120–121. ISBN 978-3-030-24868-0.
Barnes, Rory, ed. (2010). Formation and Evolution of Exoplanets. John Wiley & Sons. p. 248. ISBN 978-3-527-40896-2.
Rambaux, Nicolas; Castillo-Rogez, Julie (2012). "Tides on Satellites of Giant Planets". In Souchay, Jean; Mathis, Stéphane; Tokieda, Tadashi (eds.). Tides in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Lecture Notes in Physics. Vol. 861. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-32961-6.
Upadhyay, R. K. (2025). Geology and Mineral Resources. Springer Geology. Springer Nature. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-981-96-0598-9.
Merline, W. J.; Weidenschilling, S. J.; Durda, D. D.; Margot, J. L.; Pravec, P.; Storrs, A. D. (March 2002). "Asteroids Do Have Satellites". In Bottke Jr., W. F.; Cellino, A.; Paolicchi, P.; Binzel, R. P. (eds.). Asteroids III. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 289–312. Bibcode:2002aste.book..289M.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Stevenson, D. J.; Harris, A. W.; Lunine, J. I. (1986). "Origins of Satellites". In Burns, Joseph A.; Matthews, Mildred Shapley (eds.). Satellites. University of Arizona Press. pp. 40–41. ISBN 978-0-8165-4655-8.
Koupelis, Theo (2010). In Quest of the Universe. Jones and Bartlett Titles in Physical Science. Jones & Bartlett Learning. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-7637-6858-4.
Hussman, H.; Sotin, C.; Lunine, J. I. (2010). "Interiors and Evolution of Icy Satellites". In Spohn, Tilman (ed.). Planets and Moons. Treatise on Geophysics. Vol. 10. Newnes. pp. 510–512. ISBN 978-0-444-53574-0.

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Thomas, P. C. (July 2010). "Sizes, shapes, and derived properties of the saturnian satellites after the Cassini nominal mission" (PDF). Icarus. 208 (1): 395–401. Bibcode:2010Icar..208..395T. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2010.01.025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.

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"Should Large Moons Be Called 'Satellite Planets'?". Discovery News. News.discovery.com. 14 May 2010. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011.

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Metzger, Philip T.; Grundy, W. M.; Sykes, Mark V.; Stern, Alan; Bell III, James F.; Detelich, Charlene E.; Runyon, Kirby; Summers, Michael (2022). "Moons are planets: Scientific usefulness versus cultural teleology in the taxonomy of planetary science". Icarus. 374 114768. arXiv:2110.15285. Bibcode:2022Icar..37414768M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2021.114768. S2CID 240071005.
Jaumann, R. (2011). "Satellite or Moon". In Gargaud, M.; Amils, Ricardo (eds.). Encyclopedia of Astrobiology. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer. p. 1489. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-11274-4_1403. ISBN 978-3-642-11271-3.
Marchis, F.; Descamps, Pascal; Hestroffer, Daniel; Berthier, Jérome (2005). "Discovery of the triple asteroidal system 87 Sylvia". Nature. 436 (7052): 822–824. Bibcode:2005Natur.436..822M. doi:10.1038/nature04018. PMID 16094362. S2CID 4412813.
Shatina, L. S. (December 2011). "Evolution of motion of a double planet in the gravitational field of a massive viscoelastic body". Moscow University Mechanics Bulletin. 66 (6): 129–134. doi:10.3103/S002713301106001X.
Descamps, P.; et al. (April 2007). "Figure of the double Asteroid 90 Antiope from adaptive optics and lightcurve observations". Icarus. 187 (2): 482–499. Bibcode:2007Icar..187..482D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.10.030.
Ksanfomality, L. V. (January 2016). "Pluto: Dwarf planet 134340". Solar System Research. 50 (1): 67–80. Bibcode:2016SoSyR..50...67K. doi:10.1134/S0038094616010020.
D'Angelo, G.; Podolak, M. (2015). "Capture and Evolution of Planetesimals in Circumjovian Disks". The Astrophysical Journal. 806 (1): 29–. arXiv:1504.04364. Bibcode:2015ApJ...806..203D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/806/2/203. S2CID 119216797.
Canup, R. M.; Asphaug, E. (2001). "Origin of the Moon in a giant impact near the end of the Earth's formation". Nature. 412 (6848): 708–712. Bibcode:2001Natur.412..708C. doi:10.1038/35089010. PMID 11507633. S2CID 4413525.
Stern, S. A.; Weaver, H. A.; Steffl, A. J.; Mutchler, M. J.; et al. (2006). "A giant impact origin for Pluto's small natural satellites and satellite multiplicity in the Kuiper belt". Nature. 439 (7079): 946–49. Bibcode:2006Natur.439..946S. doi:10.1038/nature04548. PMID 16495992. S2CID 4400037.
Durda, Daniel D.; et al. (February 2004). "The formation of asteroid satellites in large impacts: results from numerical simulations". Icarus. 167 (2): 382–396. Bibcode:2004Icar..167..382D. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2003.09.017.
Agnor, C. B.; Hamilton, D. P. (2006). "Neptune's capture of its moon Triton in a binary–planet gravitational encounter". Nature. 441 (7090): 192–4. Bibcode:2006Natur.441..192A. doi:10.1038/nature04792. PMID 16688170. S2CID 4420518.
Hedman, M. M.; Helfenstein, P.; Chancia, R. O.; Thomas, P.; Roussos, E.; Paranicas, C.; Verbiscer, A. J. (April 2020). "Photometric Analyses of Saturn's Small Moons: Aegaeon, Methone, and Pallene Are Dark; Helene and Calypso Are Bright". The Astronomical Journal. 159 (4). id. 129. arXiv:1912.09192. Bibcode:2020AJ....159..129H. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ab659d.
Fedorets, Grigori; Granvik, Mikael; Jedicke, Robert (15 March 2017). "Orbit and size distributions for asteroids temporarily captured by the Earth-Moon system". Icarus. 285: 83–94. Bibcode:2017Icar..285...83F. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2016.12.022.
Leon, J. D.; Licandro Goldaracena, J.; Serra-Ricart, M.; Cabrera-Lavers, A. (2023). "Mini-moons from horseshoes: A physical characterization of 2022 NX1 with OSIRIS at the 10.4 m Gran Telescopio Canarias". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 670: L10. arXiv:2301.10797. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202245514.
Tarnopolski, M. (February 2017). "Influence of a second satellite on the rotational dynamics of an oblate moon". Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy. 127 (2): 121–138. arXiv:1607.07333. Bibcode:2017CeMDA.127..121T. doi:10.1007/s10569-016-9719-7. S2CID 118512400.
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