Apsidal motion
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| definition | Rotation of the line of apsides in the plane of the orbit in the same direction as the revolution of the secondary body. The major axis of the Earth's orbit rotates by 11.6 arcseconds per year. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||