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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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