| NOUN | location | ascending node | the point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north |
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| Meaning | The point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going north. | |
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| Broader | node | (astronomy) a point where an orbit crosses a plane |
| Opposite | descending node | The point at which an orbit crosses the ecliptic plane going south |
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