If the reader carries out the same analysis for inferior planets, he or she will find that Equations \(\ref{8.4.4}\) to \(\ref{8.4.6}\) apply equally well, except that, in the case of inferior planets...If the reader carries out the same analysis for inferior planets, he or she will find that Equations \(\ref{8.4.4}\) to \(\ref{8.4.6}\) apply equally well, except that, in the case of inferior planets (and inferior asteroids, such as the Aten group, of which more are likely to be discovered in the coming years) the angle \(ε\) is the angular distance or elongation of the planet from the Sun rather than from the opposition point, and \(35^\circ 16^\prime\) is the greatest value this may have for…
