semimajor axis Comparison Table

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semimajor axis comparison table

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length length 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

semimajor axis length length unit osculating element a An orbital element representing half the length of the major axis of an ellipse. 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
length		length 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
semimajor axis	length	length unit	osculating element		a	An orbital element representing half the length of the major axis of an ellipse.	to define the size, shape, and orientation of an orbit in space

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