N-Body Orbits

Real Newtonian gravity at the real G. Start circular, nudge the planet, and watch the ellipse appear - with live semi-major axis, eccentricity and period.

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Real Newtonian gravity at the real G. Start from a circular orbit, nudge the planet, and watch the ellipse appear.

2-BODY SPACE RUN/PAUSE · R RESET · T TRAILS
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Newton’s law with the real G, integrated symmetrically so energy and angular momentum oscillate instead of drifting. a − GM/r² for the two-body preset: halve the orbit’s semi-major axis and the period should fall by 23/2.

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