object rotation query

I was wondering how I would go about making an object orbit (as in move around another object at a different angle besides along just the x y or z axis)?

There are many ways. One is to simply use LSL's vector arithmetic to do the maths for you:

string target = "your object's target name";
float angle;
float angle_increment = 0.1;
vector offset = <1, 0, 0>;
vector axis = <0, 0, 1>;

orbit(vector pos, rotation rot, integer local)
{
	angle = angle + angle_increment;
	if (angle > TWO_PI) angle = 0.0;
	if (local)
	{
		llMoveToTarget(pos + offset * llAxisAngle2Rot(axis, angle) * rot, 0.4);
	} else llMoveToTarget(pos + offset * llAxisAngle2Rot(axis, angle), 0.4);
}

default
{
	state_entry()
	{
		llSetStatus(STATUS_PHYSICS | STATUS_PHANTOM, TRUE);
		llSetBuoyancy(1.0);
		llSensorRepeat(target, "", ACTIVE|PASSIVE|SCRIPTED, 60.0, PI, 2.0);
	}

	sensor(integer c)
	{
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
		llSleep(0.25);
		orbit(llDetectedPos(0), llDetectedRot(0), TRUE);
	}
}

This should make your object orbit the other object at distance "offset" around "axis". It will follow the object by updating the target's position every two seconds.
I used very simple example vectors here, change those to suit your needs Pass local as TRUE to make the object orbit around the target's local axis, FALSE for using a global, sim-related axis.

okay i tried this but it says (12,65) : ERROR : Name not defined within scope

The two llAxisAngle2Rot() calls accidentally have the "X" in "Axis" capitalised. Just a typo, easy fix.

okay and what numbers would i change to make it speed up?

it moved once but hasnt since then

edit: i got it to move by pushing it with cursor but it just drifts off in the direction i push it

If you're using just a plain old prim as your target, change the
llSensorRepeat(target, "", ACTIVE|PASSIVE|SCRIPTED, 60.0, PI, 2.0);
to read
llSensorRepeat(target, "", ACTIVE|PASSIVE, 60.0, PI, 2.0);
or for an avatar:
llSensorRepeat(target, "", AGENT, 60.0, PI, 2.0);

Aww, devil's definitely in the details Why can ACTIVE|PASSIVE detect a simple prim but ACTIVE|PASSIVE|SCRIPTED can't ?

because | SCRIPTED flags for things that contain a script. It doesn't really OR them together though, in this case it acts like an AND.

and what to make it keep going?

it orbits about once but then stops and goes to a certain spot everytime

I'm fair sure it's a bug. I've bugged it, at any rate.