selenocentric

selenocentric
/si lee'neuh sen"trik/, adj. Astron.
1. having the moon as its center.
2. of or pertaining to the center of the moon.
[1850-55; SELENO- + -CENTRIC, modeled on GEOCENTRIC]

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