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LifetimeElementsEccentricity Property

Gets the eccentricity of the orbit.

Namespace:  AGI.Foundation.Coordinates
Assembly:  AGI.Foundation.OrbitPropagation (in AGI.Foundation.OrbitPropagation.dll) Version: 24.1.418.0 (24.1.418.0)
Syntax
public double Eccentricity { get; }

Property Value

Type: Double
Remarks

Eccentricity e can be calculated on the basis of semimajor axis a and semiminor axis b as follows:

e = sqrt(1 - (b / a)^2)

Referring to the following diagram, e can also be expressed as a / f, where f is the distance from the center of the ellipse to the center of mass of the central body:

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