eccentric orbit

collocation in English

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eccentric
adjective
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/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/us
/ɪkˈsen.trɪk/
strange or unusual, sometimes in a ...
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orbit
noun[C or U]
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/ˈɔː.bɪt/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪt/
the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet ...
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Planet b was confirmed in 2012 with a slightly smaller orbital radius and a moreeccentricorbit.
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Detection of radial velocity variations indicate a companion planet of 1.6 jupiter masses in a highlyeccentricorbit, making orbits of other planets unstable.
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It is in aneccentricorbit, which aided its detection as giant stars have pulsations which can mimic the presence of a planet.
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The planet is very massive and has a veryeccentricorbit.
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For an object with aneccentricorbitbut no axial tilt, the analemma would be a straight east-west line along the celestial equator.
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The spacecraft with highlyeccentricorbitwas spin stabilized with a period of 113 s.
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As a result of the planet's global geography andeccentricorbit, the sea undergoes a strange transformation in which it becomes a semi-solid.
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It is remarkable for its highlyeccentricorbit.
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At the time, its orbit was the mosteccentricorbitof any extrasolar planet known.
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This is a gas giant mass that orbits the star in aneccentricorbit.
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It follows aneccentricorbitaround the host star.
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It orbits close to its star in a veryeccentricorbit.
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One possible candidate is tidal heating from aneccentricorbit, a possibility which has not been ruled out from the available measurements.
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It had a fairlyeccentricorbit, with an initial perigee of 320 km and apogee of 845 km.
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However, this planet has a highlyeccentricorbitaround its parent star.
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The less massive component may have been in a veryeccentricorbitor deflected towards the massive one.
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Therefore, it must have been tugged into its currenteccentricorbitby a gravitational interaction with another body.
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Their model suggested that the clumping of the dust particles could be explained by the presence of a second planet in aneccentricorbit.
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The launch resulted in a partial failure, with the spacecraft being placed in a moreeccentricorbit than planned, and failing to separate from the upper stage.
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