Orbit Elements of a Comet at a given Epoch

The applet "Orbit Elements of a Comet" (CometOrbit) is combined with the "Calendar" applet (TimeBase). Changes in the TimeBase applet are reported to the CometOrbit applet, which adjusts its values accordingly.

This applet is almost the same as the applet Orbit Elements of the Solar System at a given Epoch. But only two differences occur. The semi-major axis is replaced by the perihelion distance and the mean anomaly is replaced by the perihelion passage time.

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Dieter Egger, 1997-03-13