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Rotation of the line of apsides in the plane of the orbit; (in a binary) precession of the line of apsides due to mutual tidal distortion.
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A unit of angle equal to 1/60 of a degree.
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One sixtieth of an arcminute, or 1/3600 of a degree.
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square meter
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colourless, odourless gas comprising 1% of the atmosphere
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Angular distance (measured in the plane of the object's orbit and in the direction of its motion) from the ascending node to the perihelion point.
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a telescope composed of an array of separete individual elements acting in concert
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a metalloid element with two main forms, grey α arsenic and β arsenic
Industry:Astronomy
an object made by humans
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In the orbit of a solar-system body, the point where the body crosses the ecliptic from south to north: for a star, out of the plane of the sky toward the observer.
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