longitude of the ascending node Comparison Table

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longitude of the ascending node comparison table

Subject is an instance of has unit see also is a kind of has symbol has definition is requir

angle angle unit quantity

orbital element osculating element orbital quantity One of seven quantities that must be established from observations in order to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space. to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space

longitude of the ascending node angle angle unit osculating element Ω An orbital element representing the point where the body crosses the ecliptic from south to north to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space

Subject	is an instance of	has unit	see also	is a kind of	has symbol	has definition	is requir
angle		angle unit		quantity
orbital element			osculating element	orbital quantity		One of seven quantities that must be established from observations in order to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space.	to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space
longitude of the ascending node	angle	angle unit	osculating element		Ω	An orbital element representing the point where the body crosses the ecliptic from south to north	to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space

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