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What is the formula Kepler’s equation for calculating orbits?

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In orbital mechanics, Kepler’s equation relates various geometric properties of the orbit of a body subject to a central force.
The formula Kepler’s equation for calculating orbits is given as,

M = E – ϵ sin E

M = the mean anomaly
E = the eccentric anomaly
ϵ = the eccentricity

It is a transcendental equation because sine is a transcendental function. It means that it cannot be solved for E algebraically. Numerical analysis and series expansions are generally required to evaluate E.

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