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ascending node

DEFINITIONS OF: ascending node

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n the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north

Antonyms:
descending node
the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south
Type of:
node
(astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane
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