Re: Newbie Question of The Day

From: Jim Scotti (jscotti@jupiter.lpl.arizona.edu)
Date: Mon Jun 24 2002 - 14:13:08 EDT


An Epoch date is usually the instant at which a set of two body orbital
elements are valid for.  In astronomy we usually refer to it as an "Epoch of
Osculation" and it specifies the time at which the elements for calculated
for, including the affects of any perturbation on the orbit of the object (be
it satellite or asteroid or planet...).

Jim.

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002, Joseph Kern wrote:

> 
> What exactly is an Epoch date?
> 

Jim Scotti                              
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory         jscotti@pirl.lpl.arizona.edu 
University of Arizona                
Tucson, AZ 85721 USA                 http://www.lpl.arizona.edu/~jscotti/    

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