The longitude of the ascending node, also known as the right ascension of the ascending node, is one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit...

motion of a planet around the Sun, this position is called longitude of perihelion ϖ, which is the sum of the longitude of the ascending node Ω, and the argument...

specifying the longitude of the ascending node (or, sometimes, the longitude of the node.) The line of nodes is the straight line resulting from the intersection...

define the angular distance from ♈︎ to the place where the orbit crosses the ecliptic from south to north as the longitude of the ascending node, Ω. Define...

to the longitude of the ascending node gives the longitude of the periapsis. However, especially in discussions of binary stars and exoplanets, the terms...

shown. The angles of inclination, longitude of the ascending node, and argument of periapsis can also be described as the Euler angles defining the orientation...

is, in the direction of primary body's rotation), the longitude of the ascending node decreases, that is the node precesses westward. If the orbit is...

is the semi-major axis and e is the eccentricity. The reference lists the longitude of perihelion, which is the sum of the longitude of the ascending node...

crosses a plane of reference Lunar node, where the orbits of the Sun and Moon intersect Longitude of the ascending node, how orbital nodes are parameterized...

the inclination and the ascending node, the true longitude can tell us the precise direction from the central object at which the body would be located...

measured with respect to the plane of reference are the inclination and the longitude of the ascending node. Depending on the type of body being described...

example, the mean longitude or mean anomaly of a body, the node of its orbit relative to a reference plane, the direction of the apogee or aphelion of its...

well as its related classical orbital elements, the longitude of the ascending node and the argument of periapsis. In these cases, alternative orbital...

month is the time from ascending node to ascending node. The time between two successive passes of the same ecliptic longitude is called the tropical...

lunar node is either of the two orbital nodes of the Moon, that is, the two points at which the orbit of the Moon intersects the ecliptic. The ascending (or...

inclination i ≈ 30° to the ecliptic longitude of the ascending node Ω ≈ 100°. argument of perihelion ω ≈ 140° and longitude of perihelion ϖ ≡ ω + Ω ≈...

ecliptic longitude β, ecliptic latitude Galactic coordinates l, galactic longitude b, galactic latitude Miscellaneous λo, observer's longitude ϕo, observer's...

two parameters: inclination (i) and longitude of the ascending node (Ω). By definition, the reference plane for the Solar System is usually considered...

other orbital elements primarily the argument of periapsis which is in turn connected to the longitude of the ascending node. This can result in two very...

velocity is lowest. The required Δ V {\displaystyle \Delta V} for an inclination change at either the ascending or descending node of the orbit is calculated...

Johannes Kepler and his laws. The Keplerian elements are six: Inclination (i) Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) Argument of periapsis (ω) Eccentricity...

a nearly continuous view of the Sun. As of 2021 Aqua's ascending orbital path crosses equator at 13:30 local time As 2021 of Aqua's descending orbital...

is the time that elapses between two passages of the object through its ascending node, the point of its orbit where it crosses the ecliptic from the southern...

the average density of the universe, also called the density parameter. In astronomy (orbital mechanics), Ω refers to the longitude of the ascending node...

the mean elongation (angle between the Sun and Moon longitudes) F, the mean argument of latitude (the angle between the Moon and the ascending node)...

distance from the center of the primary body, as does the velocity of an object traveling under the gravitational influence of the primary. If an object...

statistics Longitude of the ascending node, one of the orbital elements used to specify the orbit of an object in space Łan, unit of measurement in Poland...

general relativity consisting of secular precessions of the longitude of the ascending node and the argument of pericenter of a test particle freely orbiting...

of the periapsis (also called longitude of the pericenter). For the orbit of the Earth, this is called the longitude of perihelion, and in 2000 it was...

Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25. Most of the artificial objects in...