Body in orbit
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COMETBody in orbit.
COMETBody in orbit around the sun.
ISSLargest artificial body currently in orbit (abbr.)
APOGEEPoint in orbit of celestial body farthest from earth.
apolunea point in the orbit of a body farthest from the moon
periapsisthe closest point to a central body reached by a body in orbit
apolunesAPOLUNE, a point in the orbit of a body farthest from the moon
periapsesPERIAPSIS, the closest point to a central body reached by a body in orbit
revolutionthe action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
revolutionsREVOLUTION, the action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
trajectorythe curve that a body (as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
trajectoriesTRAJECTORY, the curve that a body (as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
satelliteAn artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication
satellitesAn artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication
perigeanthe point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
perigeethe point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
perigealthe point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
perigeesthe point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
deferent(in the Ptolemaic system) the circle around the earth in which a celestial body or the center of the epicycle of its orbit was thought to move
synchronous(of a satellite or its orbit) Making or denoting an orbit around the earth or another celestial body in which one revolution is completed in the period taken for the body to rotate about its axis
ERISNinth-largest body known to orbit the sun
orbiterspace probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon
orbitersspace probe designed to orbit a planetary body or moon
variationA deviation of a celestial body from its mean orbit or motion
variationsA deviation of a celestial body from its mean orbit or motion
suborbitalOf, relating to, or denoting a trajectory that does not complete a full orbit of the earth or other celestial body
cometsa celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun
cometica celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun
cometarya celestial body that appears as a fuzzy head usually surrounding a bright nucleus, that has a usually highly eccentric orbit, that consists primarily of ice and dust, and that often develops one or more long tails when near the sun