NovasAppStar Method

Computes the apparent place of a star at date 'JdTt', given its catalog mean place, proper motion, parallax, and radial velocity.

Definition

Namespace: ASCOM.Tools.Novas31
Assembly: ASCOM.AstrometryTools (in ASCOM.AstrometryTools.dll) Version: 3.0.0-rc.1+86c25ce733aebb4d8b1b8a62e84770ea5e972bea
C#
public static short AppStar(
	double JdTt,
	CatEntry3 Star,
	Accuracy Accuracy,
	ref double Ra,
	ref double Dec
)

Parameters

JdTt  Double
TT Julian date for apparent place.
Star  CatEntry3
Catalog entry structure containing catalog data for the object in the ICRS
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 'JdTt'.
Dec  Double
Apparent declination in degrees, referred to true equator and equinox of date 'JdTt'.

Return Value

Int16
               0 ... Everything OK
            > 10 ... Error code from function 'MakeObject'
            > 20 ... 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