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osculating element see also orbital element has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:33:34.0
has definition One of several parameters that specifies the instantaneous position and velocity of a celestial body in its perturbed orbit. Osculating elements describe the unperturbed (two-body) orbit that the body would follow if perturbations were to cease instantaneously. has source: Seidelman, P. 1992 Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, University Science Books, Mill Valley, CA, 2001-09-27 09:33:34.0
is a kind of orbital quantity

quantity has unit 2001-09-27 09:33:12.0

number has value 2001-09-27 09:32:57.0

osculating element	see also orbital element
	has definition One of several parameters that specifies the instantaneous position and velocity of a celestial body in its perturbed orbit. Osculating elements describe the unperturbed (two-body) orbit that the body would follow if perturbations were to cease instantaneously.
	is a kind of orbital quantity
quantity	has unit
number	has value