Anomaly: Quick Facts

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A diagram of a planet's elliptical orbit around the Sun, labeled with key points: A for aphelion, B for perihelion, C for the center, S for the Sun, P for the planet, V for true anomaly, and E for eccentric anomaly, with lines and angles illustrating their relationships.

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mean anomaly true anomaly eccentric anomaly Phase Retrograde motion Conjunction Constant of aberration Perihelion Aphelion Synodic period Opposition Sidereal period Perturbation