Orbital Motion & Kepler's Laws Simulation

Explore Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation and Kepler's Laws by adjusting planetary parameters. Aligned to NGSS HS-ESS1-4.

Time: 0.00 years
Semi-Major Axis (a)
0.00 AU
Orbital Period (T)
0.00 yrs
Eccentricity (e)
0.00

Initial Parameters

Star Mass (M) 1.0 M☉
Initial Distance (r₀) 1.0 AU
Initial Velocity (v₀) 1.0 v₀

Multiples of circular orbit velocity at 1 AU.

Data Log

Trial M (M☉) a (AU) T (yrs) e