Orbit

The Orbit { } node is a subnode of Body { } and contains the data needed to produce the body’s correct orbital parameters.

Example

Orbit
{
  referenceBody = Sun
  color = 0.7,0.7,0.7,1
  mode = 1
  inclination = 1
  eccentricity = 0
  semiMajorAxis = 2620000000000
  longitudeOfAscendingNode = 40
  argumentOfPeriapsis = 10
  meanAnomalyAtEpoch = 2.01
  epoch = 0
}

Property	Format	Description
referenceBody	Text	The `name` of the object the body orbits.
color	Color	The color of the orbit line. See the DataTypes page for more info on colors.
inclination	Float	The tilt of the orbit in degrees. 0 = normal, 90 = polar, 180 = retrograde, etc…
eccentricity	Float	The difference between your body’s apoapsis and periapsis. It is a value between 0 and 1, where 0 is a perfect circle, and 1 is a straight line. 0.5 would give an oval shape.
period	Float	The custom orbital period in seconds. This can be used to set extreme orbital periods.
semiMajorAxis	Float	The average altitude of the body above its `referenceBody`’s center.
longitudeOfAscendingNode	Float	The longitude at where the body crosses the `referenceBody`’s equator. It relies on `inclination`.
argumentOfPeriapsis	Float	The longitude of the `referenceBody` where the body’s periapsis is.
meanAnomalyAtEpoch	Float	The position of the body along the orbit, in radians, at the specified epoch between 0 and 2π, where 0 is the periapsis and π is the apoapsis.
meanAnomalyAtEpochD	Float	Similar to `meanAnomalyAtEpoch`, but is in degrees instead of radians. Useful for more precise measurement.
epoch	Float	The epoch at which `meanAnomalyAtEpoch` is described. Typically should be at 0 for best accuracy.
iconColor	Color	(Also nodeColor) The color of the orbit icon/node.
iconTexture	File Path	The path to the custom icon texture.
mode	OrbitDrawMode	Orbit Draw Mode. Possible values are `OFF`, `REDRAW_ONLY`, `REDRAW_AND_FOLLOW`, and `REDRAW_AND_RECALCULATE`. Default is `REDRAW_AND_RECALCULATE`.
icon	OrbitDrawIcons	Orbit Icon Mode. Possible values are `NONE`, `OBJ`, `OBJ_PE_AP`, and `ALL`. Default is `ALL`.
cameraSmaRatioBounds	Float List	Orbit rendering bounds. Takes two values, the lower bound and the upper bound.

NOTE: Hyperedit uses these same values. Simply move your planet around with it and copy the values out of its “complex” tab into their respective fields in the config. beware of SOI’s changing size when they reload to adjust for the new position.