astrocentric
adjEtymology From astro- + -centric.
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Astronomy, Natural sciences Having a star at the center.
- an astrocentric coordinate system
- an astrocentric orbit
3 more examples
- The astrocentric orbit of a planet.2010, Carole A. Haswell, Transiting Exoplanets, page 31:
- Satisfaction of the Dynamical Conditions Consider a right-handed astrocentric coordinate system K such that its x - y-plane is the orbital plane and that the positive x-axis points toward the periastron [...]2012, Zdenek Kopal, Jürgen H. Rahe, Astrometric Binaries:
- The plot is in the Astrocentric coordinate system at which the star is located at the origin of the coordinate system.2016, Carolus J. Schrijver, Frances Bagenal, Jan J. Sojka, Heliophysics:
- Synonyms
- stellocentric