This dimension names the larger body that a celestial object orbits, such as a star, a planet or the galactic center. Wikipedia defines an orbit as "the curved trajectory of an object under the influence of an attracting force," the same relationship that ties a moon to its planet or a planet to its star. Browsing this way collects every object that circles the same parent body.
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1. Wikipedia: Halley's Comet
Wikimedia FoundationHalley's Comet, lead section, 1705 periodicity sentenceQuote, Halley's Comet, lead section, 1705 periodicity sentence
it was not until 1705 that the English astronomer Edmond Halley understood that these appearances were re-appearances of the same comet.
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