- (/æpˈhiːliən/); when
discussing orbits around other stars the
terms become periastron and apastron. When
discussing a
satellite of Earth,
including the Moon...
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heliocentric orbits),
argument of
perigee (for
geocentric orbits),
argument of
periastron (for
orbits around stars), and so on, may be used (see
apsis for more...
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orientation of
periastron changes by
about 4.2
degrees per year in
direction of the
orbital motion (relativistic
precession of
periastron). In
January 1975...
- In
celestial mechanics, the
longitude of the periapsis, also
called longitude of the pericenter, of an
orbiting body is the
longitude (measured from the...
- 139.3±0.6°
Longitude of the node (Ω) 83.8±0.8°
Periastron epoch (T) JD 2452734.2±9.0
Argument of
periastron (ω) (secondary) 204.2±1.2° Semi-amplitude (K1)...
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determine four: semi-major axis, eccentricity,
longitude of
periastron, and time of
periastron. Two
parameters remain unknown:
inclination and longitude...
- only
around 250 R☉ at
periastron. The
accretion radius of the
secondary is
around 60 R☉,
suggesting strong accretion near
periastron leading to a collapse...
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apastron it
would receive an
insolation similar to that of Earth,
while at
periastron the
insolation would be
around 800
times greater, far more than that experienced...
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complex type of orbit. In astronomy, a
Rosetta orbit occurs when
there is a
periastron shift during each
orbital cycle. A
retrograde Newtonian shift can occur...
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orbits following the
periastron epoch of 1894.13
gives a date of 1994.31. Two and one-half 50.09 year
orbits following the
periastron epoch of 1894.13 gives...
