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Summary
Orbits of Ceres and Mars. Generated by a program written by Eurocommuter.
Graph
- Orbits
- Ceres in yellow
- For reference, Mars in red
- The orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
- Major axis drawn showing perihelion (q) and aphelion (Q)
- Orientation
- The Sun in the centre.
- The yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
- View from the above (latitude ~ 5 deg) the ecliptic, longitude ~120)
Data Source
- For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets
Description | The orbit of Ceres and Mars. |
Date | 16 August 2006 |
Source | Plotted by a program written by the User:Eurocommuter |
Author | User:Eurocommuter |
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