Planet orbit periods
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YEARSPlanet-orbit periods
YEARSOrbit periods
ELLIPSEOrbit of a planet, e.g.
VENUSPlanet with the most circular orbit
VENUSPlanet with a nearly circular orbit
ELLIPSEShape of the orbit of a planet.
superior(of a planet) Having an orbit further from the sun than the earth's
orbited(of a celestial object or spacecraft) Move in orbit around (a star, planet, or moon)
orbiting(of a celestial object or spacecraft) Move in orbit around (a star, planet, or moon)
vulcanshypothetical planet nearest the sun whose existence was erroneously postulated to account for perturbations in Mercury's orbit
vulcanhypothetical planet nearest the sun whose existence was erroneously postulated to account for perturbations in Mercury's orbit
aphelionthe point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun
apheliathe point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun
trajectorythe curve that a body (as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space
perihelionThe point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
aphelianthe point in the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is farthest from the sun
aphelionsThe point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
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
perihelionthe point of the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is nearest to the sun, as opposed to aphelion
periheliaPERIHELION, the point of the orbit of a planet or a comet at which it is nearest to the sun, as opposed to aphelion
deferents(in the Ptolemaic system of astronomy) The large circular orbit followed by the center of the small epicycle in which a planet was thought to move