FTP, identify this conic section which has two non-intersecting branches.
Comets that have high velocity and large mass cannot be captured by the sun's gravitational field move in an orbit shaped like this conic section. The navigational device Loran uses these to pinpoint position. An equilateral one has perpendicular asymptotes. FTP, identify this conic section which has two non-intersecting branches.
Comets that have high velocity and large mass cannot be captured by the sun's gravitational field move in an orbit shaped like this conic section.
Hyperbola