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Line 12: == Orbit viewer == In the past, one could view a 3D visualization of the body's orbit using a [[Java (programming language)\|Java]] applet. As of mid-2023, one could see something similar using JPL's Orbit Viewer tool, which was implemented using [[JavaScript]], [[Three.js]] and [[WebGL]]. The visualized orbits use unreliable [[Two-body problem\|2-body methods]], and hence should not be used for accurately determining the [[Apsis#Time of perihelion\|time of perihelion passage]] or planetary encounter circumstances. For accurate ephemerides use the [[JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System]] that handles the [[n-body problem]] using [[numerical integration]]. ==See also==

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