Alternate Definitions for Eccentric anomaly

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Term: Eccentric anomaly
Definition:

Of a planetary orbit, the angle measured from the perihelion position, to the center of the circumscribing auxiliary circle, to the projected position of the planet on the circle.

Created 2023.04.16
Last Modified 2023.04.16
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