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semiminor axis

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semiminor axis has definition Half the length of the minor axis of an ellipse; a standard element used to describe an elliptical orbit. has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:33:26.0
is an instance of length

length has unit length unit

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

semiminor axis	has definition Half the length of the minor axis of an ellipse; a standard element used to describe an elliptical orbit.
semiminor axis	is an instance of length
length	has unit length unit
number	has value