Assertion: sun's orbit | /r/HasProperty | elliptical
Facets:
value: with the sun
type: OTHER
value: at the center of the orbit
type: LOCATION
value: like a stretched circle
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Instead, Earth's orbit is elliptical, with the Sun closer to one end of the orbital path than the other.
text: The orbit of the Earth is elliptical or oval in shape, or like a stretched circle, with the Sun roughly at the center of the orbit.
text: But the moon also happens to be about 400 times closer to Earth than the sun (the ratio varies as both orbits are elliptical), and as a result, when the orbital planes intersect and the distances align favorably, the new moon can appear to completely blot out the disk of the sun.
text: Mercury's orbit is elliptical, though, and its distance from the sun varies by 24 million kilometers (15 million miles).