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Nodal precession

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Nodal precession, often referred to in the context of celestial mechanics, describes the phenomenon where the orbit of a celestial body—such as a satellite or a planet around a star—slowly shifts its orientation over time. Specifically, it refers to the motion of the orbital nodes, the points where the orbit crosses a reference plane, commonly the plane of the ecliptic (the Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun).

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