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The true anomaly is usually denoted by the Greek letters ν or θ, or the Latin letter f, and is usually restricted to the range 0–360° (0–2π rad). The true anomaly f is one of three angular parameters (anomalies) that defines a position along an orbit, the other two being the eccentric anomaly and the mean anomaly.
The spacecraft's position in orbit is specified by the true anomaly,, an angle measured from the periapsis, or for a circular orbit, from the ascending node or reference direction. The semi-latus rectum , or radius at 90 degrees from periapsis, is: [ 12 ] p = a ( 1 − e 2 ) {\displaystyle p=a(1-e^{2})\,}
Thus, the true anomaly is shown as the red angle ν in the diagram, and the mean anomaly is not shown. The angles of inclination, longitude of the ascending node, and argument of periapsis can also be described as the Euler angles defining the orientation of the orbit relative to the reference coordinate system.
Shown are mean anomaly and true anomaly for two units of time. (Note that for visual simplicity, a non-overlapping circular orbit is diagrammed, thus this circular orbit with same orbital period is not shown in true scale with this elliptical orbit: for scale to be true for the two orbits of equal period, these orbits must intersect.)
is the true anomaly of the orbiting body, is the standard gravitational parameter. As the true anomaly θ approaches 180°, the denominator approaches zero, so that r tends towards infinity. Hence, the energy of the trajectory for which e=1 is zero, and is given by:
The true longitude l can be calculated as follows: [1] [2] [3] l = ν + ϖ. where: ν is the orbit's true anomaly, ϖ ≡ ω + Ω is the longitude of orbit's periapsis, ω is the argument of periapsis, and; Ω is the longitude of the orbit's ascending node,
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An orbiting body's mean longitude is calculated L = Ω + ω + M, where Ω is the longitude of the ascending node, ω is the argument of the pericenter and M is the mean anomaly, the body's angular distance from the pericenter as if it moved with constant speed rather than with the variable speed of an elliptical orbit. Its true longitude is ...