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Orbital eccentricity and Solstice

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Difference between Orbital eccentricity and Solstice

Orbital eccentricity vs. Solstice

The orbital eccentricity of an astronomical object is a parameter that determines the amount by which its orbit around another body deviates from a perfect circle. A solstice is an event occurring when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.

Similarities between Orbital eccentricity and Solstice

Orbital eccentricity and Solstice have 10 things in common (in Unionpedia): Axial precession, Circle, Earth, Ellipse, Equinox, Focus (geometry), Mars, Moon, Orbit, Perihelion and aphelion.

Axial precession

In astronomy, axial precession is a gravity-induced, slow, and continuous change in the orientation of an astronomical body's rotational axis.

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Circle

A circle is a simple closed shape.

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Earth

Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life.

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Ellipse

In mathematics, an ellipse is a curve in a plane surrounding two focal points such that the sum of the distances to the two focal points is constant for every point on the curve.

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Equinox

An equinox is commonly regarded as the moment the plane (extended indefinitely in all directions) of Earth's equator passes through the center of the Sun, which occurs twice each year, around 20 March and 22-23 September.

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Focus (geometry)

In geometry, focuses or foci, singular focus, are special points with reference to which any of a variety of curves is constructed.

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Mars

Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System after Mercury.

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Moon

The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.

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Orbit

In physics, an orbit is the gravitationally curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet.

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Perihelion and aphelion

The perihelion of any orbit of a celestial body about the Sun is the point where the body comes nearest to the Sun.

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Orbital eccentricity and Solstice Comparison

Orbital eccentricity has 92 relations, while Solstice has 153. As they have in common 10, the Jaccard index is 4.08% = 10 / (92 + 153).

References

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