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When neglecting the influence of other objects, two celestial bodies orbit one another along a [[wp:conic section|conic]] trajectory. In the orbital plane, the radial[[w:Polar coordinate system|polar equation]] is thus:
 
&nbsp;<big> r = L/(1 + e cos(angle)) </big>