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We consider the unrestricted problem of two mutually attracting rigid bodies, a uniform sphere (or a point mass) and an axially symmetric body. We present a global, geometric approach for finding all relative equilibria (stationary solutions) in this model, which was already studied by Kinoshita. We extend and generalize his results, showing that the equilibria solutions may be found by solving at...