Orbital theory
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Orbital nodes
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Spin-orbit resonances
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Orbital motion
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Orbital elements
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Orbital resonances
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Orbit determination
type: Concept
broader: Orbits

Celestial mechanics
type: Concept
narrower: Orbits

Orbits
type: Concept
narrower: Spin-orbit resonances
narrower: Orbital nodes
narrower: Orbital theory
narrower: Orbital elements
narrower: Orbital motion
narrower: Orbital resonances
narrower: Orbit determination
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).
contributor: AAS Frey.Katie Admin
alternative label: Orbital dynamics
broader: Celestial mechanics
modified: 2020-11-03T20:01:53.103Z
modified: 2020-11-03T20:01:40.537Z