👉 A phocoid is a type of celestial body that appears as an oblate spheroid, meaning it has a slightly flattened shape. Phocoids are often associated with the constellation Orion and are also known as "spherical stars" due to their spherical appearance. Phocoids have an elliptical orbit around the Sun, with their perihelion (the closest point of the celestial body) at about 12h45m and aphelion (the farthest point
