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Orbital trajectory of a planet and a satellite according to a star in 2D

Parameter information

  • ap : semi-major axis of the orbit of the planet (in cm)
  • bp : semi minor axis of the orbit of the planet (in cm)
  • k : rotation time of the planet (T=k × 10s such that T : the orbital period)
  • t : time parameter (in s)
  • : ascending node of the orbit of the planet (in rad)
  • as : semi-major axis of the orbit of the planet (in cm)
  • bs : semi-small axis of the orbit of the planet (in cm)
  • j : number of periods of the satellite for one period of the planet
In this project, it is possible to visualize what the orbit would be and what displacements a planet and its satellite would have according to their star by varying different parameters, as a function of time.