A100: Section #2348: Elliptical Orbit Calculator
IMPORTANT: This calculator only works if you put the Sun at (0,0,0). A later version will fix this problem.
Input the Planetary Orbital Parameter:
Input the semi-major axis:
Input the eccentricity of the orbit
Input the orbital inclination (in degrees):
Input the amount you wish to rotate: (in degrees):
(note that zero degrees gives you the perigee and 180 degrees gives you the apogee in the x-y plane)
Input the total number of frames you want for your animation:
Calculate:
Clear All Values
The position of your planet is:
The semi-minor axis is (along the z-axis is):
The x position with orbital inclination:.
The y position with orbital inclination:
The z position with orbital inclination
The total number of frames needed to complete your motion
The number of frames needed is:
The area of your elliptical orbit and the area traversed by you planets (Kepler's Third Law)
The total area of your ellipse is:
The area that your planet has traversed is: