Sentences with phrase «eccentric orbit brings»
A portion of the dwarf planet Pluto's highly eccentric orbit brings it nearer to the Sun than Neptune, which has a nearly circular orbit.
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However, its eccentric orbit (e = 0.28) brings it as close as 0.60 AUs but as far as 1.06 AUs from ups And, taking around 242 days to complete (see Upsilon Andromedae at exoplanets.org).
However, its eccentric orbit (e = 0.27) brings it as close as 1.8 AUs but as far as 3.2 AUs from ups And, taking around 3.5 years to complete.