Concept information
Preferred term
Orbital elements
Definition
- A fixed point in a body through which the resultant force of gravitational attraction acts. (en)
Broader concept
- Orbits (en)
Narrower concepts
- Apsides (en)
- Argument of perigee (en)
- Argument of perihelion (en)
- Center of mass (en)
- Eccentricity (en)
- Elliptical orbits (en)
- Inclination (en)
- Longitude of the ascending node (en)
- Longitude of the descending node (en)
- Orbital anomalies (en)
- Osculatory elements (en)
- Position angle (en)
- Synodic period (en)
Entry terms
- Keplerian elements (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1177
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