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Noun Concept
Categories: Angle, Orbits
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true anomaly
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The angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees WordNet 3.0
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The angular distance of a point in an orbit past the point of periapsis measured in degrees WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In celestial mechanics, true anomaly is an angular parameter that defines the position of a body moving along a Keplerian orbit. Wikipedia
The angle between the direction of periapsis and the current position of an object on its orbit Wikipedia Disambiguation
Angular parameter Wikidata
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. Wiktionary
IS A
angular distance
physical quantity
FACET OF
orbital elements
MEASUREMENT SCALE
radian
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