SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

CELESTIAL MECHANICS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Of the options below, which is measured in degrees?
A
Inclination
B
True Anomaly
C
Eccentricity
D
Epoch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Units. True Anomaly is an angle, and can be viewed or edited using the following units: Radians (rad) Degrees (°) = (180/) rad.

Detailed explanation-2: -The rate of change of true anomaly is not constant as in the case of circular orbits, in which case the true anomaly is equal to the mean anomaly, and the rate of true anomaly can be taken as the angular rate in the orbit, and the rate of rate of true anomaly can be taken as zero.

Detailed explanation-3: -If you have the true anomaly , then the eccentric anomaly E is found from tanE(t)2=(1+e1−e)−1/2tan(t)2, where e is the eccentricity. Then you use Kepler’s equation to find the mean anomaly M M(t)=E(t)−esinE(t).

Detailed explanation-4: -true anomaly (symbol ) The angle between the periapsis of an elliptical orbit and the body’s position in orbit, as seen from the body being orbited.

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