The argument of periapsis (also called argument of perifocus or argument of pericenter), symbolized as ω, is one of the orbital elements of an orbiting... 4 KB (560 words) - 04:06, 27 October 2023 |
Orbital elements (redirect from Elements of an orbit) Argument of periapsis (ω) defines the orientation of the ellipse in the orbital plane, as an angle measured from the ascending node to the periapsis (the... 23 KB (2,939 words) - 23:23, 27 April 2024 |
1) at the periapsis point, or 2) at the apoapsis point (compare both graphics, second figure). The line of apsides denotes the distance of the line that... 42 KB (3,898 words) - 23:55, 26 April 2024 |
of the more commonly used true anomaly and argument of periapsis. u = ν + ω {\displaystyle u=\nu +\omega } where u {\displaystyle u} is the argument of... 608 bytes (91 words) - 17:14, 14 August 2019 |
Apsidal precession (redirect from Precession of perihelion) and closest (periapsis) from its primary body. The apsidal precession is the first time derivative of the argument of periapsis, one of the six main orbital... 17 KB (1,818 words) - 23:01, 23 April 2024 |
Vanth (moon) (redirect from Moons of Orcus) of periapsis is the sum of the ascending node and argument of periapsis, so subtracting Vanth's ascending node of 53.49°±0.33° from its longitude of periapsis... 35 KB (3,367 words) - 16:47, 15 April 2024 |
point in its orbit. The maximum (instantaneous) orbital speed occurs at periapsis (perigee, perihelion, etc.), while the minimum speed for objects in closed... 11 KB (1,395 words) - 16:44, 13 January 2024 |