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Meaning of "semimajor axis"

semimajor axis - In astronomy or physics, the semimajor axis refers to half of the longest diameter of an elliptical orbit or object. It is a key measurement used to describe the size and shape of orbits in space
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  • Half of the major axis of a circle or ellipse.
  • Half of the distances between the two branches of a hyperbola.

How to use "semimajor axis" in a sentence

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I will remind you here this is the semimajor axis of the.
Where is the semimajor axis of the orbit and is the eccentricity of the orbit.
The percentage columns show how the distances compare to the semimajor axis.
The boundary for the semimajor axis is surprisingly sharp for the prograde satellites.
Well we have an object With a very large semimajor axis.
The semimajor axis and eccentricity define the size and shape of the orbit.
The angular size of the orbit 's semimajor axis is about half an arc second.
For a more precise formulation, " mean distance " should be replaced by semimajor axis.
Why not the semimajor axis to the fourth power?
The square of the eccentricity ( e2 ) is commonly used with the semimajor axis a to define a spheroid.
However, it does have a semimajor axis near that of Uranus, making it a Uranus co-orbital.
These are best explained by an unseen planet with a semimajor axis of about 60-80 au.
And here it is, it has a semimajor axis a tiny bit higher than Sedna 's.
The orbit has an estimated semimajor axis of 9.3 AU.

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