CAAIlluminatedFraction_PhaseAngleRectangular: CAAIlluminatedFraction_PhaseAngleRectangular

In helixcn/skycalc: Computational Astronomy in R based on PJ Naughter's AA+ library

Description

CAAIlluminatedFraction_PhaseAngleRectangular

Usage

CAAIlluminatedFraction_PhaseAngleRectangular(x, y, z, B, L, Delta)

Arguments

x	x The geocentric rectangular ecliptical X coordinate of the object.
y	y The geocentric rectangular ecliptical Y coordinate of the object.
z	z The geocentric rectangular ecliptical Y coordinate of the object.
B	B The planet's heliocentric latitude in degrees.
L	L The planet's heliocentric longitude in degrees.
Delta	Delta The planet's distance from the Earth in astronomical units.

Details

The phase angle in degrees.

Author(s)

C++ code by PJ Naughter, imported to R by Jinlong Zhang

References

Meeus, J. H. (1991). Astronomical algorithms. Willmann-Bell, Incorporated.

Examples

CAAIlluminatedFraction_PhaseAngleRectangular(x = 1.344, y = 2.3, z = 0.9, B = 22, L = 21, Delta = 1.8)

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