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Keplerian orbit


Keplerian orbit
A Keplerian orbit: Earth's path around the Sun
An orbit involving two spherical objects and governed by gravitational forces only. Also known as a Keplerian ellipse or Keplerian trajectory, it is the path followed by an object in accordance with the first of Kepler's laws of celestial motion.


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