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orbital event
subject			fact

orbital event	has period 1 orbital period
	has definition Periodic celestial event in the orbit of a celestial body
	is a kind of periodic celestial event
event	has duration
	has synonym world point
	has time of occurrence

Kinds of orbital event :

• binary star orbital event (4 kinds, 17 facts)
• Earth orbital event (2 kinds, 8 facts)
• galaxy orbital event (2 kinds, 8 facts)
• Moon orbital event (1 kind, 4 facts)
• periapsis (2 facts) - The point in the orbit of a satellite where it is closest to its primary.
• Sun orbital event (5 kinds, 16 facts)