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ascending node

 
Sci-Tech Dictionary: ascending node
 
(ə′send·iŋ ¦nōd)

(astronomy) Also known as northbound node. The point at which a planet, planetoid, or comet crosses to the north side of the ecliptic. The point at which a satellite crosses to the north side of the equatorial plane of its primary.


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