NovasMeanStar Method

Computes the ICRS position of a star, given its apparent place at date 'JdTt'. Proper motion, parallax and radial velocity are assumed to be zero.

Definition

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

Parameters

JdTt  Double
TT Julian date of apparent place.
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.
Accuracy  Accuracy
Specifies accuracy level
IRa  Double
ICRS right ascension in hours.
IDec  Double
ICRS declination in degrees.

Return Value

Int16
               0 ... Everything OK
               1 ... Iterative process did not converge after 30 iterations; 
            > 10 ... Error from function 'Vector2RaDec'
            > 20 ... Error from function 'AppStar'.
            

Version Information

.NET Standard

Supported in: 2.0

See Also