Orbits of Ceres and Mars. Generated by a program written by Eurocommuter.

• Orbits
  • Ceres in yellow
  • For reference, Mars in red

• The orbits plotted in brighter colours above the ecliptic and darker below.
• Major axis drawn showing perihelion (q) and aphelion (Q)

• Orientation
  • The Sun in the centre.
  • The yellow segment points toward the vernal point.
  • View from the above the ecliptic (North Pole)

• For planets: Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Keplerian Elements for Approximate Positions of the Major Planets [1]

DescriptionThePlanets Orbits Ceres Mars PolarView.svg	The orbit of Ceres and Mars - polar view
Date	16 August 2006
Source	Plotted by a program written by the Eurocommuter
Author	Eurocommuter
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