Hyperbolic orbit
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| definition | An orbit that is an open curve whose ends get wider apart at any rate between that of an ellipse and a straight line. Some comets' orbits become hyperbolic through the gravitational influence of a planet the comet passes near. | ||||||
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| contributor | AAS_Frey.Katie original | ||||||