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Apsidal precession

In celestial mechanics, apsidal precession (or apsidal advance) is the precession (gradual rotation) of the line connecting the apsides (line of apsides) of an astronomical body's orbit. The apsides are the orbital points farthest (apoapsis) and closest (periapsis) from its primary body. The apsidal precession is the first time derivative of the argument…

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related to history · 11
Apsidal precession → Alexandria, Antikythera Mechanism, BCE, Earth, Greek, He, Hipparchus, Mercury's, Moon's, Ptolemy, The
related to Newton's theorem of revolving orbits · 9
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related to Long-term climate · 7
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related to General relativity · 6
Apsidal precession → An, Einstein's, In, Mercury, They, Urbain Le Verrier
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Apsidal precession → first time derivative of the argument of periapsis

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general relativityinstance ofCalculationA variety of factors can lead to periastron precession0.80text
stellar quadrupole momentsinstance ofCalculationA variety of factors can lead to periastron precession0.80text
mutual starinstance ofCalculationA variety of factors can lead to periastron precession0.80text
by perturbation theoryinstance ofthe rate of apsidal precession calculated via Newton's theorem of revolving orbits is not as accurate as it is for newer methods0.80text
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Apsidal precessionrelated to General relativityMercury0.60section
Apsidal precessionrelated to General relativityUrbain Le Verrier0.60section
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