A geometric method to locate Neptune

dc.contributor.author	Bhatnagar, S
dc.contributor.author	Vyasanakere, J. P
dc.contributor.author	Murthy, J
dc.date.accessioned	2021-07-23T04:36:13Z
dc.date.available	2021-07-23T04:36:13Z
dc.date.issued	2021-05
dc.identifier.citation	American Journal of Physics, Vol. 89, No. 5, pp. 454-458	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1943-2909
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2248/7801
dc.description	Restricted Access	en_US
dc.description.abstract	We develop a direct geometric method to determine the orbital parameters and mass of a planet, and we then apply the method to Neptune using high-precision data for the other planets in the solar system. The method is direct in the sense that it does not involve curve fitting. This paper, thereby, offers a new pedagogical approach to orbital mechanics that could be valuable in a physics classroom.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	American Association of Physics Teachers	en_US
dc.relation.uri	https://doi.org/10.1119/10.0003349
dc.rights	© American Association of Physics Teachers
dc.title	A geometric method to locate Neptune	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US