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Meanings of circumsolar orbit in English

An orbit around the Sun.

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Examples for "heliocentric orbit"
Examples for "heliocentric orbit"
1
It was named after astronomer Johannes Kepler and followed a Earth-trailing heliocentric orbit.
The South African
2
If it's the sun, it's a heliocentric orbit.
Seveneves
3
So, the old Earth-moon system was, as a whole, revolving around the sun in a heliocentric orbit.
Seveneves
4
This even happens naturally sometimes: an asteroid in a heliocentric orbit will wander close to L1 and get captured by the Earth.
Seveneves
5
When we refer to the sun as a planet, it does not negate our comprehension of the heliocentric orbit of the planets.
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