gravitational attraction of the Moon.

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The construction of a full, high-precision Solar System ephemeris is an onerous task. It is possible (and somewhat simpler) to construct partial ephemerides which only concern the planets (or dwarf planets, satellites, asteroids) of interest by "fixing" the motion of the other planets in the model. The two methods are not strictly equivalent, especially when it comes to assigning uncertainties to the results: however, the "best" estimates - at least in terms of quoted

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