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Heliocentric orbit

Orbit around the barycenter of the Sun

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Proper orbital elements

Mathematical constants describing an orbit

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Equation of the center
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Euler's three-body problem

Problem in physics and astronomy

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Circular orbit

Orbit with a fixed distance from the barycenter

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Apse line
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Argument of periapsis

Specifies the orbit of an object in space

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Box orbit

Type of gravitational orbit seen in triaxial systems

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Eccentric anomaly

Angle defining a position in an orbit

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Apsidal precession

Rotation of a celestial body's orbital line of apsides

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Artificial satellites in retrograde orbit
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Orbital eccentricity

Amount by which an orbit deviates from a perfect circle

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Mean longitude

Concept in orbital mechanics

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Hyperbolic trajectory

Concept in astrodynamics

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Orbital pole

Celestial coordinate system

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Orbital speed

Speed at which a body orbits around the barycenter of a system

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Nodal period
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Orbital elements

Parameters that define a specific orbit

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Longitude of periapsis

none

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Inclined orbit

Orbital plane that is tipped away from the equator

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Jacobi integral

Concept in celestial mechanics

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Longitude of the ascending node

Defining the orbit of an object in space

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Orbital inclination

Angle between a reference plane and the plane of an orbit

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Mean anomaly

Specifies the orbit of an object in space

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Lambert's problem

Problem in celestial mechanics

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Orbit equation

Astrodynamic equation

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Parabolic trajectory

Type of orbit

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Rosetta orbit

Complex type of orbit

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Primary body

Prime astronomical designated entity within a gravitational system

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Radial trajectory
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Tisserand's criterion
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Two-body problem

Motion problem in classical mechanics

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Standard gravitational parameter

Concept in celestial mechanics

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Retrograde and prograde motion

Relative directions of orbit or rotation

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List of orbits

None

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Apsis

Either of two extreme points in a celestial object's orbit

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Kepler orbit

Celestial orbit whose trajectory is a conic section in the orbital plane

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Elliptic orbit

Kepler orbit with an eccentricity of less than one

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Gravitational keyhole

Region of space

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