Concept information
Preferred 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. (en)
Broader concept
- Orbital anomalies (en)
Editorial note
URI
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/440
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