Orbital pole
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orbital-pole-264-15884069
title:
Orbital pole
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An orbital pole is either point at the ends of the orbital normal, an imaginary line segment that runs through a focus of an orbit and is perpendicular to the orbital plane. Projected onto the celestial sphere, orbital poles are similar in concept to celestial poles, but are based on the body's orbit instead of its equator. The north orbital pole of a revolving body is defined by the right-hand rule. If the fingers of the right hand are curved along the direction of orbital motion, with the thum
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Celestial coordinate system
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_pole
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2023-12-08T23:49:15Z
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