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Data
Orbital data in astronomical units abstracted from Norton's
Star Atlas (17th edition). (Except Asteroid belt, which are nominal figures)
The calculations in this document accept the following figures
as absolute. |
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PLANET
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PERIHELION
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MEAN AU
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APHELION
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MERCURY
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0.306
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0.3870987
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0.467
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VENUS
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0.718
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0.7233322
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0.728
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EARTH
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0.983
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Unity
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1.016
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MARS
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1.381
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1.5236915
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1.666
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ASTEROIDS
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Nominal 2.00
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3p/4 AU
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Nominal 3.00
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JUPITER
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4.951
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5.2028039
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5.455
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SATURN
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9.008
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9.5388437
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10.069
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URANUS
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18.275
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19.181871
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20.088
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NEPTUNE
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29.8
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30.057924
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30.316
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PLUTO
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29.58
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39.439
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49.19
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Table demonstrating how closely the real orbits conform to the mathematical pattern described in text.
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PLANET
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Actual Orbit in AU
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Calculated Orbit in AU
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Percentage Deviation
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MERCURY
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0.3870987
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Datum
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Zero
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VENUS
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0.7233322
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0.723331002
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-0.00017
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EARTH
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Unity
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Unity
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Zero
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MARS
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1.5236915
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1.5239159
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+0.0147
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JUPITER
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5.2028039
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5.195539524
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-0.14
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SATURN
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9.5388437
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9.3020245
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2.5
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URANUS
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19.181871
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19.18321601
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+0.007
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NEPTUNE
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30.057924
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30.02787608
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-0.1
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PLUTO
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39.439
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39.41830763
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-0.0525
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