Chitral Astronomical Society
Skies over the Hindu Kush
Concept
An orbit tilted from a reference plane.
An orbit whose plane is tilted from a chosen reference (usually the ecliptic or equator), measured by the inclination angle.
See also
Exoplanets
Worlds orbiting other stars.
Perihelion
The closest point in an orbit to the Sun.
Aphelion
The farthest point in an orbit from the Sun.
Perigee
The closest point in an Earth-centred orbit.
Apogee
The farthest point in an Earth-centred orbit.
Obliquity
The tilt of a planet's axis to its orbit.
