regular satellites

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Natural satellites that orbit relatively close to their parent planet on a prograde, uninclined circular orbit. Regular satellites are believed to have been formed out of the same collapsing region of the protoplanetary disk that created its primary planet.
regular satellites
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024