This little hobby project is designed as a visualisation of some of the orbital data we have about our solar system. Most interestingly, the eight planets (plus Pluto, if that's your thing), the five known Dwarf Planets and the 700,000 plus (!) asteroids we know about.
I made it because this knowledge is beautiful and extraordinary, isn't it?
I have made every effort to get the Physics right, however, I am but a Physicist in training. If you spot any errors, please make them known to me. I will thank you with a warm message <3.
This project makes heavy (and very grateful) use of some wonderful open data sources:
- Asteroid data is drawn from the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center
- The star positions and brightnesses are from Version 5 of the Yale Bright Star Catalog
- Orbits of the planets (and Pluto) are from JPL Solar System Dynamics
In so far as it is mine to give, you have permission to use any part of this work for any reason. It is licensed under the MIT license. I would appreciate attribution where reasonable, but it is not a requirement. Look to the data sources above for specific licenses pertaining to them.