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true_anomaly
true anomaly
English
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The true anomaly of point P(x,y) is shown as the angle θ.
Noun
true anomaly (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.