- (****uming a constant,
standard reference radius). The
words "pericenter" and "
apocenter" are
often seen,
although periapsis/apoapsis are
preferred in technical...
-
equal to 0 when the body is at the pericenter, π
radians (180°) at the
apocenter, and 2π
radians (360°)
after one
complete revolution. If the mean anomaly...
-
orbit (A2 as pericenter), E < 0:
elliptic orbit (A3 as pericenter, A3' as
apocenter), E = Emin:
circular orbit (A4 as radius).
Points A1, ..., A4 are called...
- names: the
pericenter is
named periareon (analogous to perigee) and the
apocenter is
named apoareon (analogous to apogee). The
first artificial satellite...
-
spherical potential, the
definition above is
informally generalized. When the
apocenter distance is
close to the
pericenter distance, the
orbit is said to have...
-
spacecraft gets into a
highly elliptical “capture orbit” and only
later the
apocenter can be
lowered with
further decelerations, or even
using the atmospheric...
-
irregular moons are stable, in
spite of
substantial perturbations near the
apocenter. The
cause of this
stability in a
number of
irregulars is the fact that...
- on a very
pronounced ellipse,
specifically eccentricity of 0.87. The
apocenter (maximal
distance from Earth) is
about 57,000 ly (17,500 pc). Messier...
-
black hole. The
eccentricity is such that
stars linger at the
orbital apocenter,
creating a
concentration of stars. It has been
postulated that such an...
-
orbit are pericytherion, the
pericenter (analogous to perigee), and the
apocenter is
named apocytherion (analogous to apogee). The
Cythero prefix is derived...
