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mean anomaly

noun

Definitions

  1. An orbital parameter of a celestial body (in an elliptic orbit)

    An orbital parameter of a celestial body (in an elliptic orbit); the mean motion multiplied by the time since the last passage through periapsis; the angle PCM (measured in radians) defined by P = the periapsis, C = the center of the elliptical orbit, and M = the mean planet.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for mean anomaly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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