An elongated orbit refers to the shape of a path that an object, like a planet or a satellite, takes around another object in space. Instead of being perfectly round, it is stretched out or elongated, like an oval. Full definition
This planet, 70 Vir b, was the first of a large class of Jupiter - size planets that reside in elongated orbits, showing that our own solar system is just one of many architectures of planetary systems. (newscientist.com)
Stars followed elongated orbits around the black hole, similar to what is seen in the Milky Way. (newscientist.com)
Caltech researchers have found evidence of a giant planet tracing a bizarre, highly elongated orbit in the outer solar system. (sciencedaily.com)