The Yarkovsky effect is a phenomenon that affects the orbits of small celestial bodies, such as asteroids and meteoroids, due to the way they absorb and re-radiate solar energy. When a small body rotates and absorbs sunlight, it heats up during the day. As it rotates, it re-emits that heat as thermal radiation. However, this re-radiation is not uniform; it depends on the body's surface temperature and its orientation relative to the Sun.
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