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Record 1 - internal organization data 1992-02-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Astrophysics and Cosmography
- The Stars (Astronomy)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orbital motion
1, record 1, English, orbital%20motion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Continuous motion of a body in a closed path, such as a circle or an ellipse, about some point. 2, record 1, English, - orbital%20motion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Visual binaries generally have longer orbital periods than close binaries ... and in some cases the period is too long for any orbital motion to be detected. 3, record 1, English, - orbital%20motion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Astrophysique et cosmographie
- Étoiles (Astronomie)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- mouvement orbital
1, record 1, French, mouvement%20orbital
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le cas où une des deux composantes est beaucoup plus brillante que l'autre, on ne voit pas une décomposition des raies, mais simplement un mouvement de va-et-vient de la longueur d'onde des raies de l'étoile la plus brillante pendant le mouvement orbital. Quand le mouvement des deux composantes est perpendiculaire à la direction d'observation, on n'a pas d'effet Doppler et les raies spectrales sont simples [...] 1, record 1, French, - mouvement%20orbital
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1980-01-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anomaly
1, record 2, English, anomaly
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- true anomaly 1, record 2, English, true%20anomaly
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In celestial mechanics, the angle between the radius vector to an orbiting body from its primary(the focus of the orbital ellipse) and the line of apsides of the orbit, measured in the direction of travel, from the point of closest approach to the primary(perifocus). 1, record 2, English, - anomaly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anomalie
1, record 2, French, anomalie
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- anomalie vraie 2, record 2, French, anomalie%20vraie
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle caractérisant la position d'une planète sur son orbite, repérée par rapport au grand axe de l'orbite. 1, record 2, French, - anomalie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1978-05-10
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- eccentric anomaly
1, record 3, English, eccentric%20anomaly
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the angle measured from the center M of the elliptic orbit between the perihelion and the point G’, where G’ is the point of intersection of the perpendicular dropped from G on to the line connecting perihelion and aphelion A and the circle described about the center of the ellipse with radius equal to the semi-axis major of the ellipse. 2, record 3, English, - eccentric%20anomaly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anomalie excentrique
1, record 3, French, anomalie%20excentrique
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Angle formé au centre de l'ellipse par le grand axe et le rayon du cercle construit sur le grand axe et aboutissant à la perpendiculaire abaissée du lieu vrai sur cet axe. 1, record 3, French, - anomalie%20excentrique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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