planetary elongation Comparison Table

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planetary elongation comparison table

Subject has definition has elongation is a kind of is an instance of

greatest elongation The instants when the geocentric angular distances of Mercury or Venus are at a maximum from the Sun. varies planetary elongation event planetary elongation

planetary elongation event A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180° planetary elongation

Subject	has definition	has elongation	is a kind of	is an instance of
greatest elongation	The instants when the geocentric angular distances of Mercury or Venus are at a maximum from the Sun.	varies	planetary elongation event	planetary elongation
planetary elongation event	A point in the orbit of a celestial body with a specific planetary elongation such as 0°, 90° or 180°		planetary elongation

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