- An
apsis (from
Ancient Gr**** ἁψίς (hapsís) 'arch, vault'; pl. apsides /ˈæpsɪˌdiːz/ AP-sih-deez) is the ****hest or
nearest point in the
orbit of a planetary...
- the ecliptic,
which keeps Carpo's
perijove always above Jupiter and its
apojove below (see
orbit animation below).
Animation of Carpo's
orbit from 2000...
-
respect to the ecliptic,
which keeps its
perijove always above Jupiter and
apojove below Jupiter. "MPEC 2023-B51 : S/2018 J 4".
Minor Planet Electronic Circulars...
-
Perijove altitude 4,200 km (2,600 mi)
altitude 75,600 km (47,000 mi)
radius Apojove altitude 8.1×10^6 km (5.0×10^6 mi)
Inclination 90° (polar orbit) Juno mission...
-
elliptical and
likely to be
strongly perturbed by the Sun's
gravity at
apojove (the ****hest
point on the
orbit from the planet). By far the most m****ive...
- (proposed)
Orbital parameters Perijove altitude 900,000 km (560,000 mi)
Apojove altitude 20,000,000 km (12,000,000 mi)
Period 200 days
Ganymede lander...
-
transmitting the data from the
probe back to Earth. When the
orbiter reached its
apojove on
March 26, 1996, the main
engine was
fired again to
increase the orbit...
-
orbits are
highly elliptical and
subject to
intense Solar perturbation at
apojove which eventually pulls the
comet out of
Jovian orbit for the
cycle to begin...
