NovasAppPlanet Method

Compute the apparent place of a planet or other solar system body.

Definition

Namespace: ASCOM.Tools.Novas31
Assembly: ASCOM.AstrometryTools (in ASCOM.AstrometryTools.dll) Version: 3.0.0-rc.1+86c25ce733aebb4d8b1b8a62e84770ea5e972bea
C#
public static short AppPlanet(
	double JdTt,
	Object3 SsBody,
	Accuracy Accuracy,
	ref double Ra,
	ref double Dec,
	ref double Dis
)

Parameters

JdTt  Double
TT Julian date for apparent place.
SsBody  Object3
Pointer to structure containing the body designation for the solar system body
Accuracy  Accuracy
Code specifying the relative accuracy of the output position.
Ra  Double
Apparent right ascension in hours, referred to true equator and equinox of date.
Dec  Double
Apparent declination in degrees, referred to true equator and equinox of date.
Dis  Double
True distance from Earth to planet at 'JdTt' in AU.

Return Value

Int16
               0 ... Everything OK
               1 ... Invalid value of 'Type' in structure 'SsBody'
            > 10 ... Error code from function 'Place'.
            

Remarks

NOTE: Full accuracy is available for observation dates in the year range 2020-2050, outside this range accuracy is slightly reduced.

Version Information

.NET Standard

Supported in: 2.0

See Also