- trajectory. To a
close approximation,
planets and
satellites follow elliptic orbits, with the
center of m****
being orbited at a
focal point of the ellipse,...
- System. Its
gravitational effects could explain the
peculiar clustering of
orbits for a
group of
extreme trans-Neptunian
objects (ETNOs)—bodies
beyond Neptune...
-
classified by
various characteristics. The
following is a list of
types of
orbits:
Galactocentric orbit: An
orbit about the
center of a galaxy. The Sun follows...
- the
orbits of the most
prominent stars then
known were
plotted in the
diagram at left,
showing a
comparison between their orbits and
various orbits in...
- Neptune,
meaning that
Pluto orbits twice around the Sun for
every three Neptunian orbits.
Kuiper belt
objects whose orbits share this
resonance are called...
- System,
centered on the Sun and
roughly spanning the
space between the
orbits of the
planets Jupiter and Mars. It
contains a
great many solid, irregularly...
- laws for
calculating orbits, and it is
sometimes necessary to use it for
greater accuracy or in high-gravity
situations (e.g.
orbits near the Sun). Until...
-
diameter is
eleven times that of
Earth and a
tenth that of the Sun.
Jupiter orbits the Sun at a
distance of 5.20 AU (778.5 Gm), with an
orbital period of 11...
-
elliptic orbit.
Examples of
elliptic orbits include Hohmann transfer orbits,
Molniya orbits, and
tundra orbits.
Under standard ****umptions, no other...
-
member of the
scattered disc, a
group of
objects sent into high-eccentricity
orbits by the
gravitational influence of Neptune. However,
several astronomers...
