English Dictionary

osculating orbit

名詞

The orbit that an astronomical body such as a planet, asteroid, comet or satellite would follow if suddenly all perturbing forces other than the gravitational attraction of the Sun or (for a satellite) its planet were to disappear.

日本語の意味

天体が、惑星、彗星、小惑星、衛星などの場合、もし太陽（または衛星の場合はその惑星）の重力以外の全ての摂動力が急に消失したときに辿ると予想される軌道（理想的な瞬間の軌道）

To predict the comet's future path accurately, astronomers first calculate its osculating orbit at a given epoch.

彗星の将来の軌道を正確に予測するために、天文学者はまずある時点における摂動を除いた瞬時の軌道を計算する。

意味（1）

The orbit that an astronomical body such as a planet, asteroid, comet or satellite would follow if suddenly all perturbing forces other than the gravitational attraction of the Sun or (for a satellite) its planet were to disappear.

osculating orbits （ plural ）