How do I compare the following values of planetary eccentricities with the ones that I calculated from my drawn ellipses?? What can you state about the orbits of the various planets?

MY ELLIPSES: 1=0.5, 2=0.3636, 3=0.25, 4=0.1333, 5=0.07400740

PLANETARY ELLIPSES: Mercury- 0.206, Venus- 0.007, Earth- 0.017, Mars- 0.093, Jupiter- 0.048, Saturn- 0.056, Uranus- 0.047, Neptune- 0.009, Pluto- 0.250

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How do I compare the following values of planetary eccentricities with the ones that I calculated from my drawn ellipses?? What can you state about the orbits of the various planets?

MY ELLIPSES: 1=0.5, 2=0.3636, 3=0.25, 4=0.1333, 5=0.07400740

PLANETARY ELLIPSES: Mercury- 0.206, Venus- 0.007, Earth- 0.017, Mars- 0.093, Jupiter- 0.048, Saturn- 0.056, Uranus- 0.047, Neptune- 0.009, Pluto- 0.250

dumbcow · Answer

the closer the number is to 0, the more circular the orbit
Mercury and Pluto have a much more elliptical orbit than rest of planets

anonymous · Answer

thank you so much @dumbcow that really made sense and helped me get my answer! :)

dumbcow · Answer

your welcome