descending node

NOUN
  1. the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
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How To Use descending node In A Sentence

  • This is because the nodes of the orbit of Venus pass across the Sun in early June at the descending node, and early December at the ascending node.
  • Long-term inclination variation will induce the relevant changes both of the nominal semi-major axes and local time of descending node.
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