Perihelion-Minimum distance from the Sun to a planet in Kepler's First Law

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Perihelion-Minimum distance from the Sun to a planet in Kepler's First Law formula
rmin
perihelion, minimum distance from the Sun to the planet
p
semi-latus rectum
epsilon
the eccentricity of the ellipse

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In astronomy, Kepler's laws give a description of the motion of planets around the Sun. Kepler's First Law is "The orbit of every planet is an ellipse with the Sun at one of the two foci."

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Perihelion-Minimum distance from the Sun to a planet in Kepler's First Law formula
p
epsilon
rmin
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References

  1. wikipedia: perihelion, minimum distance from the Sun to a planet.

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