# sphere of influence

> oblate-spheroid-shaped region around a celestial body where the primary gravitational influence on an orbiting object is that body

**Wikidata**: [Q928582](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q928582)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphere_of_influence_(astrodynamics))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/sphere-of-influence-q928582


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013