Heliocentric orbit – orbit around the barycenter of the Solar System, which is usually located within or very near the surface of the Sun. All planets, comets, and asteroids in the Solar System are in such orbits, as are many artificial probes and pieces of debris. The moons of planets in the Solar System, by contrast, are not in heliocentric orbits as they orbit their respective planet.
Division for Planetary Sciences (DPS) – meeting held annually since 1970 at a different location each year, predominantly within the mainland US. Occurs around October.