List of Orbits - Centric Classifications

Centric Classifications

• Galactocentric orbit: An orbit about the center of a galaxy. The Sun follows this type of orbit about the galactic center of the Milky Way.
• Heliocentric orbit: An orbit around the Sun. In our Solar System, all planets, comets, and asteroids are in such orbits, as are many artificial satellites and pieces of space debris. Moons by contrast are not in a heliocentric orbit but rather orbit their parent planet.
• Geocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.
• Areocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Mars, such as moons or artificial satellites.
• Lunar orbit (also selenocentric orbit): An orbit around the Earth's moon.
• Hermocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Mercury.
• Aphrodiocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Venus.
• Jovicentric orbit (also zeocentric orbit): An orbit around the planet Jupiter.
• Cronocentric orbit (also saturnocentric orbit): An orbit around the planet Saturn.
• Uranocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Uranus.
• Neptunocentric orbit: An orbit around the planet Neptune.