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Besselian element comparison table

Subject	is a kind of	has definition
orbital quantity	quantity	A quantity used for calculating orbits
Besselian element	orbital quantity	One of several quantities tabulated for the calculation of accurate predictions of an eclipse or occultation for any point on or above the surface of the Earth.

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