true anomaly (Meaning)
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true anomaly (n)
the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
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the angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees
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Kepler's first law states that a planet's orbit is an ellipse with the Sun at one of its foci, and its true anomaly measures its angular position along the ellipse at any given time.
The true anomaly is calculated by finding the angle between the perihelion and the current position of the planet.
A planet's true anomaly is a measure of its angular distance from perihelion, the point of closest approach to the Sun.
The true anomaly and the eccentric anomaly are related by the equation of Kepler.
