All orbits are ellipses. You might describe an ellipse as a "flattened circle", but mathematically, a circle is a special version of an ellipse in which both foci are at the same spot.
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∙ 2010-05-04 23:55:09It is called an ellipse.
a circle that has been flattened a little is an
The mooon's orbit is elliptical. An elliptical shape is pretty much a flattened circle, or an oval. Hope that helps! XD
The Earth's orbit around the Sun is an ellipse, with low eccentricity. That means that the orbit is ALMOST a circle, but not quite.
Ellipse
the earths orbit because the earths orbit is the size of earth + the size of the moon
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a monophelia
The Earth's orbit around the sun is elliptical with an eccentricity of .0167.
I am not sure if it is called a circumference, since it is not a circle, but whatever it is called is 583,400,000 miles in length.
elliptical- an elongated circle almost like an oval shape
Because the Earths orbit isn't a perfect circle (it is slightly elliptical) its orbit speed varies. Earths perihelion (when it's closest to the sun) occurs in early January (around the 3rd) which is when its orbital speed is the greatest.