Empirically determining the averaged variations of the orbital parameters of the stars orbiting the Supermassive Black Hole (SBH) hosted by the Galactic center (GC) in Sgr ${\mathrm{A}}^{*}$ is, in principle, a valuable tool to test the General Theory of Relativity (GTR), in regimes far stronger than those tested so far, and certain key predictions of it like the “no-hair” theorems. We analytically work out the long-term variations of all the six osculating Keplerian orbital elements of a test particle orbiting a nonspherical, rotating body with quadrupole moment $Q_2$ and angular momentum $\mathit{S}$ for a generic spatial orientation of its spin axis $\widehat{\mathit{k}}$. This choice is motivated by the fact that, basically, we do not know the position in the sky of the spin axis of the SBH in Sgr ${\mathrm{A}}^{*}$ with sufficient accuracy. We apply our results to S2, which is the closest star discovered so far having an orbital period $P_{\mathrm{b}}=15.98\mathrm{yr}$, and to a hypothetical closer star $X$ with $P_{\mathrm{b}}=0.5\mathrm{yr}$. Our calculations are quite general, not being related to any specific parameterization of $\widehat{\mathit{k}}$, and can be applied also to astrophysical binary systems, stellar planetary systems, and planetary satellite geodesy in which different reference frames, generally not aligned with the primary’s rotational axis, are routinely used.

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