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libration orbit
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libration orbithas definition An elliptical orbit associated with a stable Lagrangian point.has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:29:53.0
is a kind of elliptical orbit2001-09-27 09:29:53.0
elliptical orbithas parameters orbital element2001-09-27 09:29:53.0
has amplitude equal to the semimajor axis2001-09-27 09:29:53.0
has period proportional to the orbital period2001-09-27 09:29:53.0
harmonic motionhas synonym periodic motion2001-09-27 09:29:52.0
conic sectionhas dimensions 22001-09-27 09:32:37.0
physical processhas domain physics2001-09-27 09:29:38.0