In astronomical terms, a pyramid orbit is an orbit around a massive black hole in a triaxial galaxy.[1] Such orbit has not yet been attempted. The orbit can be described as a Keplerian ellipse that precesses around the black hole in two orthogonal directions, due to torques from the triaxial galaxy. [2]

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  1. ^ Merritt, David; Vasiliev, Eugene (2011). "Orbits Around Black Holes in Triaxial Nuclei". The Astrophysical Journal. 726 (2): 61. arXiv:1005.0040. Bibcode:2011ApJ...726...61M. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/726/2/61.
  2. ^ OpenLibrary.org. "Dynamics and Evolution of Galactic Nuclei by David Merritt | Open Library". Open Library. Retrieved 2024-08-24.