Concept information
Preferred term
Hyperbolic orbit
Definition
- An orbit that is an open curve whose ends get wider apart at any rate between that of an ellipse and a straight line. Some comets' orbits become hyperbolic through the gravitational influence of a planet the comet passes near. (en)
Broader concept
- Orbital motion (en)
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/773
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