Module astro::orbit::elliptic

Elliptic orbits

Functions

aph_vel	Computes the velocity of a body at aphelion in an elliptic orbit
ecc_anom	Computes the eccentric anomaly of a body in an elliptic orbit
length	Computes the approximate length of an ellipse
length_ramanujan	Computes the approximate length of an ellipse using the Ramanujan method
mn_motion	Computes the mean motion of an elliptic orbit
passage_through_node	Computes the time of passage of a body through a node of an elliptic orbit, and it's radius vector at that time
perih_vel	Computes the velocity of a body at perihelion in an elliptic orbit
rad_vec_frm_ecc_anom	Computes the radius vector of a body in an elliptic orbit from it's eccentric anomaly
rad_vec_frm_true_anom	Computes the radius vector of a body in an elliptic orbit from it's true anomaly
semimaj_axis	Computes the semimajor axis of an elliptic orbit
true_anom	Computes the true anomaly of a body in an elliptic orbit
vel	Computes the velocity of a body in an elliptic orbit