orbital node
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point where an orbit crosses a plane of reference to which it is inclined
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Within Vinony's link graph, orbital node is referenced by 153 other articles, and connects out to celestial equator, orbital mechanics and longitude of the ascending node.
Vinony files it under Orbits, Point (geometry) and Technical factors of astrology.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
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- intersection (geometry)
- Part of
- orbit
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Encyclopedic overview
The longitude of the ascending node is one of several orbital elements.
An orbital node is either of the two points where an orbiting object intersects a plane of reference inclined with respect to the orbital plane. A non-inclined orbit, which is contained in the reference plane, has no nodes. The line of nodes is the straight line resulting from the intersection of the object's orbital plane with the plane of reference; it passes through the two nodes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “orbital node” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.