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angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit; angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of the body, as seen from the main focus of the ellipse (the point around which the object orbits)
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true anomaly
angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit; angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of the body, as seen from the main focus of the ellipse (the point around which the object orbits)

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