- 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,...
-
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...
- System. Its
gravitational effects could explain the
peculiar clustering of
orbits for a
group of
extreme trans-Neptunian
objects (ETNOs)—bodies
beyond Neptune...
- Neptune,
meaning that
Pluto orbits twice around the Sun for
every three Neptunian orbits.
Kuiper belt
objects whose orbits share this
resonance are called...
- operational: 7 in
geostationary orbits (GEO), 10 in 55°
inclined geosynchronous orbits (IGSO) and 27 in
Medium Earth orbits (MEO). Furthermore, 8 satellites...
-
initially thought to be the main
repository for
periodic comets,
those with
orbits lasting less than 200 years.
Studies since the mid-1990s have
shown that...
- 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...
-
elliptic orbit.
Examples of
elliptic orbits include Hohmann transfer orbits,
Molniya orbits, and
tundra orbits.
Under standard ****umptions, no other...
-
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...
- 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...
