The Hill sphere, named after the American mathematician George William Hill, is a region around a celestial body where it exerts a dominant gravitational influence over other objects. Within this sphere, the body's gravity is strong enough to capture or retain smaller objects, such as moons, satellites, and debris, while outside this region, the gravitational influence of a more massive body (like a planet or a star) may take precedence.

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