Fig. 1
Sketch representation of the angles ζ1 and ζ3 used to describe the orientation of the orbital plane of a satellite (in blue) around its central galaxy (in red), that are used to compute the average orbital plane of satellites and their dispersion ratio (see the text for details). Dashed lines illustrate the intersections between the central galaxy principal planes and the satellite orbital plane.
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