apparent_equatorial_position: Apparent equatorial coordinates of a celestial body

In Susarro/arqastwb: Archaeoastronomy algorithms

Description

Apparent equatorial coordinates of a celestial body

Usage

apparent_equatorial_position(jd, celestial_body)

Arguments

jd	Julian day
celestial_body	celestial_body name as string: mercury, venus, mars, jupyter, saturn, moon, sun...

Value

Equatorial coordinates

• declination Declination in degrees

• right_ascension Right ascension in hour angle

• distance Distance to Earth (planet or moon)

• illuminated_fraction Illuminated fraction of the disk of a planet or moon (planet or moon)

• apparent_magnitude apparent magnitude (planet or moon)

#'

Examples

jd<-julian_day(13.19,11,2028)
apparent_equatorial_position_planet(jd,"venus")

Susarro/arqastwb documentation built on May 21, 2019, 10:28 a.m.