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Asteroid Orbits: Paths Around the Sun

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What is the term used to describe the elongated shape of an asteroid's orbit?

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Eccentricity
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Eccentricity measures the deviation of an orbit from a perfect circle, with values ranging from 0 (circular) to 1 (parabolic).

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