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An ellipse is a geometric shape that looks like a flattened circle, defined by two focal points. In astronomy, it describes the shape of planetary orbits around the sun.
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Eccentricity: A measure of how much an orbit deviates from being circular.
Focal Points: Two fixed points inside an ellipse used to define its shape.
Semi-Major Axis: Half of the major axis, representing the average distance from a planet to its star.