true anomaly
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The angle PFC formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, F =…The angle PFC formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, F = the focus of that orbit, and C = the current position of the celestial body.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The angle PFC formed by P = the periapsis of a celestial body's elliptical orbit, F = the focus of that orbit, and C = the current position of the celestial body.
More definitions
- the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
Forms
plural: true anomalies| Singular | true anomaly |
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Word family
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