- longitude of node
- : the angular distance of the node of a planet's or comet's orbit eastward along the ecliptic from the vernal equinox
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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Longitude of the ascending node — The longitude of the ascending node (☊ or Ω) is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space. It is the angle from a reference direction, called the origin of longitude , to the direction of the ascending node,… … Wikipedia
Node — In general, a node is a localised swelling (a knot ) or a point of intersection (a vertex). Node may refer to: In mathematics Node (autonomous system), behaviour for an ordinary differential equation near a critical point Node (graph theory), a… … Wikipedia
Longitude of the periapsis — In astrodynamics, the longitude of the periapsis (symbolized varpi) of an orbiting body is the longitude (measured from the point of the vernal equinox) at which the periapsis (closest approach to the central body) would occur if the body s… … Wikipedia
longitude of perihelion — the heliocentric longitude of the perihelion point of a planet s or comet s orbit as usually measured along the ecliptic to the orbit s node and thence along the orbit to the perihelion point … Useful english dictionary
Orbital node — The ascending node. An orbital node is one of the two points where an orbit crosses a plane of reference to which it is inclined.[1] An orbit which is contained in the plane of reference (called non inclined) has no nodes … Wikipedia
Mean longitude — In astrodynamics or celestial dynamics, mean longitude is the longitude at which an orbiting body could be found if its orbit were circular, and free of perturbations, and if its inclination were zero. Both the mean longitude and the true… … Wikipedia
Lunar node — Dragon s Tail redirects here. For the Dragon s Tail stretch of road in North Carolina, see Deals Gap, North Carolina. The lunar nodes are the points where the moon s path in the sky crosses the ecliptic, the sun s path in the sky The lunar nodes… … Wikipedia
True longitude — In astrodynamics true longitude is the longitude at which an orbiting body could actually be found if its inclination were zero. Together with the inclination and the ascending node, the true longitude can tell us the precise direction from the… … Wikipedia
Capella (star) — For other uses, see Capella (disambiguation). Capella Aa/Ab Capella is the brightest star in Auriga Observation data Epoch J2000.0 … Wikipedia
Alpha Andromedae — α Andromedae Observation data … Wikipedia
