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line of apsides

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line of apsides is a kind of line 2001-09-27 09:32:36.0
has definition The major axis of an elliptical orbit. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:32:36.0

line has dimensions 1

line of apsides	is a kind of line
line of apsides	has definition The major axis of an elliptical orbit.
line	has dimensions 1