longitude of periapsis

noun

The longitude of an orbiting body at which the periapsis would occur if the body had no orbiting inclination.

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Meanings

nounlongitude of periapsis (plural longitudes of periapsis)

plural longitudes of periapsis

  1. astrophysicsThe longitude of an orbiting body at which the periapsis would occur if the body had no orbiting inclination.
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