Celestial Mechanics Calculator.
Enter Date (YYYY MM DD)
Enter MJD
Object heliocentric orbit from three observations.
Date Time(UTC) Right ascension Declination
Explanations
(use blank as separator)
Year month day h m s h m s deg ' ''
Enter 1st observation
Enter 2nd observation
Enter 3rd observation
(put one of nonzero deg, ', '' with minus
if declination is negative)
Relative orbit from five apparent relative observations.
Values are given for examlple
Date Relative coordinates:
Notes
(use blank as separator)
days (with decimals) X, arcsec Y, arcsec
Enter 1st observation
Enter 2nd observation
Enter 3rd observation
Enter 4th observation
Enter 5th observation
Use the observations with numbers (135 for example)
in the Thiele-Innes method
Choose:
Do not transform the elements to the geoequatorial
coordinate system
Transform the elements to the geoequatorial
coordinate system (J2000)
with following coordinates of the object
Right ascension
(h, m, s)
Use blank
Declination
(deg, ' , '')
as separator
(put one of nonzero deg, ', '' with minus
if declination is negative)