true anomaly
English
Noun
true
anomaly
(
countable and uncountable
,
plural
true anomalies
)
(
astronomy
,
celestial mechanics
)
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.
Related terms
eccentric anomaly
mean anomaly
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