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== 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 orbit viewer uses unreliable [[Two-body problem|two-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]].<ref>https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=54509621&view=V</ref>
==See also==
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