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Summary
Orbits of Pluto (red) and Neptune (blue); ecliptic view. Plotted by a program written by Eurocommuter.
Graph
- Orbits
- Pluto in red (just a reference)
- Neptune in blue (just a reference)
- Orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
- Major axis drawn showing perihelia (q) and aphelia (Q).
- Bodies
- Colours and albedos illustrated
- Relative sizes not shown due to a significant size difference
- The positions as of April 2006.
- Orientation
- The Sun in the centre of the graph.
- View from the ecliptic plane, from the direction of the descending node
Data Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets
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