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Updating some of the orbit fitting and integration methods commands i…
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Version date: 2023 Sep 04
Version date: 2024 Jan 08

The parameters shown in this software are basically the same as those
shown in the Windows software, as described at
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ e Reset the epoch. Results in being prompted to enter a new epoch.
v Find Va'isa'la' orbit. You'll be prompted to enter a perihelion
(or aphelion) distance; it will then find a 'best fit' orbit with
that apsis distance at the center of the arc.
V Find Va'isa'la' orbit, without linearizing.
l Set a Limited orbit (e.g, "e=.1", "q=12.4", "a=2.3,e=.15").
h Take one step using the method of Herget.
f Take one "full step" using the method of least squares.
Expand All @@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ g Determine orbit with method of Gauss. (There may be alternative
generating variants until you hit another key to stop it. Observe
the changes in the orbital elements, and you get an idea of the
level of uncertainty. (Elements will also be stored in 'mpcorb.dat'.)
Alt-G Generate a MC orbital (elements stored in mpc_sr.txt for
mpcorb formt i.e. 1-line)
Ctrl-D Generate a number of statistical ranging virtual asteroid variant orbits.
(Elements will also be stored in 'mpcorb.dat'.)
Ctrl-R Reset R1 and R2, for use in the Statistical Ranging method.
Alt-M Metropolis-Hastings method.
: 'Linearizes' the orbit, as described at:
https://www.projectpluto.com/vaisala.htm#linearized
# Uses a downhill simplex method, as described at
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solutions. If the arc is long enough, there may be multiple-orbit
solutions, including many spurious retrograde ones. (Or there may
be no circular orbits at all.)

Alt-F For orbit extension, improve along the line of variations

INTEGRATION MODEL COMMANDS (perturbers, non-grav effects):

1...9 Toggle inclusion of Mercury...Pluto as a perturbing object.
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* Non-grav model selection. You can choose among various non-grav
models for solar radiation pressure, comet outgassing models, or
Yarkovsky. Click on the [?] shown in the menu for details.
Alt-P Reset r0, m, n, and k 'comet constants' of the non-gravtational force g(r).
Default are for water sublimation, see'environ.def' comments for
COMET_CONSTRAINTS.
Alt-Z Integration method selection. Cycles between Runge-Kutta-Fehlber 'RKF' or
Dormand-Prince 8(9) 'RD89'.

OBSERVATION TOGGLING/WEIGHTING/SEARCHING:

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(you can click on 'Obs' in the observation legend to get this)
T Select all observations in the current tracklet.
X Toggle all observations in the current tracklet.
Alt-W Toggle (on/off) the use of weighting of posns/mags/times

ON-SCREEN DISPLAY:

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