SSB

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SSB is the standard abbreviation for the Solar System barycenter, the common center of mass around which all bodies in the Solar System, including the Sun, orbit.

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SSB canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical reference point ⓘ
barycenter ⓘ
celestial mechanics concept ⓘ
abbreviationFor Solar System barycenter ⓘ
category astrometry ⓘ
celestial mechanics ⓘ
space navigation ⓘ
coordinateSystem barycentric celestial reference system ⓘ
definedAs common center of mass of all bodies in the Solar System ⓘ
distinctFrom Earth–Moon barycenter ⓘ
Sun’s geometric center ⓘ
center of the Milky Way ⓘ
linked to: Milky Way center
dominantContributors Jupiter ⓘ
Saturn ⓘ
other giant planets ⓘ
fullName Solar System barycenter ⓘ
governedBy Newtonian gravity ⓘ
general relativity ⓘ
hasAbbreviation SSB ⓘ
hasProperty can lie outside the Sun’s physical radius depending on planetary configuration ⓘ
not fixed in space ⓘ
often lies near the Sun ⓘ
position varies as planets move ⓘ
locatedIn Solar System ⓘ
orbitsWith Sun ⓘ
asteroids ⓘ
comets ⓘ
dwarf planets ⓘ
planets ⓘ
trans-Neptunian objects ⓘ
partOf Solar System dynamical model ⓘ
referenceFrameOriginFor barycentric ephemerides of planets ⓘ
barycentric spacecraft trajectories ⓘ
relevantTo gravitational wave detection via pulsar timing ⓘ
planetary orbit determination ⓘ
spacecraft tracking ⓘ
timeScalesReferencedTo Barycentric Coordinate Time ⓘ
Barycentric Dynamical Time ⓘ
usedAs reference point for high-precision ephemerides ⓘ
usedBy astronomers ⓘ
planetary ephemeris calculations ⓘ
pulsar timing experiments ⓘ
space navigation systems ⓘ
usedIn barycentric coordinate time systems ⓘ
barycentric dynamical time systems ⓘ
general relativity tests in the Solar System ⓘ

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