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Small Circles and Ellipses

Define small circles and ellipses

A small circle is the intersection of a plane with the surface of a sphere. An ellipse is the intersection of a plane with the surface of a cone. Use these functions to generate the coordinates of ellipses and small circles and to find the intersection points of small circles.

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Represent Using Shape Objects

aoicircleDefine circular area of interest (Since R2024b)

Represent Using Coordinates

ellipse1Geographic ellipse from center, semimajor axis, eccentricity, and azimuth
scircle1Small circle from center and radius
scircle2Small circle from center and point on perimeter
gc2scCenter and radius of great circle
scirclegAdd small circle to axesm-based map using mouse
gcxscIntersection points for great and small circle pairs
scxscIntersection points for pairs of small circles

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