eccentric anomaly
angular parameter that defines the position of a body that is moving along an elliptic Kepler orbit.; one of three angular parameters ("anomalies") that define a position along an orbit, the other two being the true anomaly and the mean anomaly
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eccentric anomaly
Summary
eccentric anomaly ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- eccentric anomaly's subclass of is recorded as physical quantity[2].
- eccentric anomaly's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vcsx[3].
- eccentric anomaly's facet of is recorded as orbital elements[4].
- eccentric anomaly's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/eccentric-anomaly[5].
- eccentric anomaly's studied by is recorded as celestial mechanics[6].
- eccentric anomaly's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as eccentric-anomaly[7].
- eccentric anomaly's ISQ dimension is recorded as 1[8].
- eccentric anomaly's Unified Astronomy Thesaurus ID is recorded as 440[9].
- eccentric anomaly's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 29783740[10].
- eccentric anomaly's Wolfram Language quantity ID is recorded as EccentricAnomaly[11].
- eccentric anomaly's Lex ID is recorded as excentrisk_anomali[12].
- eccentric anomaly's MetaSat ID is recorded as eccentricAnomaly[13].
- eccentric anomaly's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 218967[14].
Why It Matters
eccentric anomaly ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]