SSB

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SSB is the standard abbreviation for the Solar System barycenter, the common center of mass around which all bodies in the Solar System, including the Sun, orbit.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical reference point
barycenter
celestial mechanics concept
abbreviationFor Solar System barycenter NERFINISHED
category astrometry
celestial mechanics
space navigation
coordinateSystem barycentric celestial reference system
definedAs common center of mass of all bodies in the Solar System
distinctFrom Earth–Moon barycenter NERFINISHED
Sun’s geometric center
center of the Milky Way NERFINISHED
dominantContributors Jupiter NERFINISHED
Saturn NERFINISHED
other giant planets
fullName Solar System barycenter NERFINISHED
governedBy Newtonian gravity NERFINISHED
general relativity NERFINISHED
hasAbbreviation SSB NERFINISHED
hasProperty can lie outside the Sun’s physical radius depending on planetary configuration
not fixed in space
often lies near the Sun
position varies as planets move
locatedIn Solar System NERFINISHED
orbitsWith Sun NERFINISHED
asteroids
comets
dwarf planets
planets
trans-Neptunian objects
partOf Solar System dynamical model
referenceFrameOriginFor barycentric ephemerides of planets
barycentric spacecraft trajectories
relevantTo gravitational wave detection via pulsar timing
planetary orbit determination
spacecraft tracking
timeScalesReferencedTo Barycentric Coordinate Time NERFINISHED
Barycentric Dynamical Time NERFINISHED
usedAs reference point for high-precision ephemerides
usedBy astronomers
planetary ephemeris calculations
pulsar timing experiments
space navigation systems
usedIn barycentric coordinate time systems
barycentric dynamical time systems
general relativity tests in the Solar System

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