eccentric anomaly (Q6450)
angular parameter that defines the position of a body that is moving along an elliptic Kepler orbit.; one of three angular parameters ("anomalies") that define a position along an orbit, the other two being the true anomaly and the mean anomaly
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | eccentric anomaly |
angular parameter that defines the position of a body that is moving along an elliptic Kepler orbit.; one of three angular parameters ("anomalies") that define a position along an orbit, the other two being the true anomaly and the mean anomaly |