Orbital period
The orbital period is the time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy usually to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun , moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars , or binary stars .
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| 2018 |
67991 characters 12 sections 25 paragraphs 3 images 176 internal links 5 external links |
1. Other periods related to the orbital period 2. Small body orbiting a central body 3. Orbital period as a function of central body's density 4. Two bodies orbiting each other |
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The orbital period is the time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy usually to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun , moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars , or binary stars . |
| 2017 |
57372 characters 10 sections 24 paragraphs 3 images 169 internal links 4 external links |
1. Other periods related to the orbital period 2. Small body orbiting a central body 3. Orbital period as a function of central body's density 4. Two bodies orbiting each other |
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The orbital period is the time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object, and applies in astronomy usually to planets or asteroids orbiting the Sun , moons orbiting planets, exoplanets orbiting other stars , or binary stars . |
| 2016 |
53686 characters 10 sections 21 paragraphs 3 images 160 internal links 3 external links |
1. Periods related to the orbital period 2. Small body orbiting a central body 3. Orbital period as a function of central body's density 4. Two bodies orbiting each other |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object. |
| 2015 |
60720 characters 10 sections 17 paragraphs 2 images 147 internal links 2 external links |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object. |
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| 2014 |
67974 characters 11 sections 19 paragraphs 2 images 149 internal links 2 external links |
1. Relation between the sidereal and synodic periods |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object. |
| 2013 |
61488 characters 11 sections 17 paragraphs 2 images 150 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between the sidereal and synodic periods |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit around another object. |
| 2012 |
55497 characters 9 sections 16 paragraphs 2 images 148 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between the sidereal and synodic periods |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2011 |
56455 characters 9 sections 18 paragraphs 2 images 148 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between the sidereal and synodic periods |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2010 |
60125 characters 8 sections 28 paragraphs 2 images 149 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between the sidereal and synodic periods |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2009 |
59876 characters 8 sections 28 paragraphs 2 images 148 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between sidereal and synodic period |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2008 |
56867 characters 7 sections 28 paragraphs 1 images 145 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between sidereal and synodic period |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2007 |
57768 characters 7 sections 28 paragraphs 1 images 145 internal links 0 external links |
1. Relation between sidereal and synodic period |
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The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object. |
| 2006 |
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Copernicus devised a mathematical formula to calculate a planet's sidereal period from its synodic period. |
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| 2005 |
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Copernicus devised a mathematical formula to calculate a planet's sidereal period from its synodic period. |
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| 2004 |
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Copernicus devised a mathematical formula to calculate a planet's sidereal period from its synodic period. |
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| 2003 |
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Copernicus devised a mathematical formula to relate a planet's sidereal period with its synodic period. |
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| 2002 |
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The sidereal period is the time that it takes for the object to make one full orbit, relative to the stars. This is considered to be an object's true orbital period. |