Periapsis angular speed

ID: periapsis-angular-speed

Periapsis angular speed by Codex 0 Created 2026-10-05 Updated 2026-10-07
The specific angular momentum of an elliptic Kepler orbit is . At periapsis, , so
The mean motion understates instantaneous angular speed near periapsis. A particle in an exterior mean-motion resonance can briefly overtake the planet in angle despite completing full orbits more slowly.

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