On Sat, 29 Mar 2003, Bob King wrote: > (http://www.projectpluto.com/j002e3.htm) and used the orbital elements > there to try and create a chart using my planetarium charting program > MegaStar. However the value of 'a' or the semi-major axis is given in > kilometers rather than as a fraction. When I convert that figure to AUs > and input it into my charting program I get a value that gives me a > totally incorrect position for J002E3. The orbital elements on the web page are geocentric -- could MegaStar be assuming the elements are heliocentric? Robert Fenske, Jr. rfenske@swri.edu Sw |The Taming the C*sm*s series: Southwest Research Institute /R---\ | Signal Exploitation & Geolocation Div | I | |"The Martian canals were the San Antonio,Texas USA ph:210-522-3931 \----/ | Martians' last ditch effort." ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from SeeSat-L, send a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@satobs.org List archived at http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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