Concept information
Preferred term
Orbits
Definition
- The path followed by a body moving in a gravitational field. For bodies moving under the influence of a centrally directed force, without significant perturbation, the shape of the orbit must be one of the conic section family of curves (circle, ellipse, parabola, or hyperbola). (en)
Broader concept
- Celestial mechanics (en)
Narrower concepts
- Orbital elements (en)
- Orbital motion (en)
- Orbital nodes (en)
- Orbital resonances (en)
- Orbital theory (en)
- Orbit determination (en)
- Spin-orbit resonances (en)
Entry terms
- Orbital dynamics (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1184
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