Thread: [Celestia-developers] HD 209458 b transits
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From: Grant H. <gra...@bl...> - 2003-09-23 20:59:00
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I've just revised extrasolar.ssc with good elements for HD 209458, so that the observed transits are reproduced. In due course I should be able to firm up the orbits for other extrasolars slightly, too - since the argument of pericentre and the epoch of pericentre passage are determined, we could at least have the orbits orientated with the correct pericentres and orbital positions, even though the inclination and ascending node on the sky would be unknown. My plan would be to leave all the orbits otherwise as they are, in the plane of the ecliptic (unless this orientation generates unreal transit events). Seems like the minimum introduction of imaginary data. Grant |