orbits

P2015 predicate

Indicates that one object moves in a curved, usually repetitive path around another object due to a central force such as gravity.

Observed surface forms (9)

  • orbitingBody ×3
  • isSatelliteOf ×2
  • orbitsWith ×2
  • locatedInOrbitOf ×1
  • orbitAround ×1
  • orbitalCenter ×1
  • orbitalCompanionOf ×1
  • orbitsBody ×1
  • orbitsOfMoon ×1

Sample triples (56)

Subject Object
(15760) 1992 QB1 Sun
asteroid 1036 Ganymed
surface form: 1036 Ganymed
Sun
asteroid 1501 Baade
surface form: 1501 Baade
Sun
20000 Varuna Sun
asteroid 944 Hidalgo
surface form: 944 Hidalgo
Sun
Alderson disk star
Apollo 8 10 via predicate surface "orbitsOfMoon"
Canadarm2 Earth via predicate surface "locatedInOrbitOf"
Ceres Sun
Deep Space Climate Observatory Sun via predicate surface "orbitsBody"
Earth Sun
Eris Sun
Gaia observatory Sun–Earth L2 via predicate surface "orbitAround"
surface form: Sun–Earth L2 Lagrange point
Galilean moons Jupiter
Haumea Sun
Hyperion Saturn
ICESat missions near-polar orbit
Ixion Sun
Jupiter Sun
Kraken Mare Saturn
Kuiper Belt objects
surface form: Kuiper Belt object
Sun
Large Magellanic Cloud Small Magellanic Cloud via predicate surface "orbitalCompanionOf"
Luna Earth
Makemake Sun
Mars Sun
Mondas Sun
Moon Earth
Moon Earth via predicate surface "isSatelliteOf"
NEOWISE mission Earth
NICER Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer
surface form: NICER
International Space Station program via predicate surface "orbitsWith"
surface form: International Space Station
Oort cloud Solar System barycenter via predicate surface "orbitalCenter"
Orcus Sun
Phoebe Saturn
Pluto Sun
Quaoar Sun
Ringworld a star
STS-135 Earth via predicate surface "orbitingBody"
STS-7 Earth via predicate surface "orbitingBody"
STS-88 Earth via predicate surface "orbitingBody"
Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy Milky Way via predicate surface "isSatelliteOf"
Sally Ride (Lunar Crater)
surface form: Sally Ride (lunar crater)
Earth via predicate surface "orbitsWith"
Saturn Sun
Small Magellanic Cloud Milky Way
Sol Milky Way
Solar Dynamics Observatory Earth
Solar System Milky Way center
Sun–Earth L2 Sun
Jovian moon Taygete
surface form: Taygete
Jupiter
Tethys Saturn
Tiangong space station Earth