ltpequ¶
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erfa.
ltpequ
(epj)[source]¶ Wrapper for ERFA function
eraLtpequ
.- Parameters
epj : double array
- Returns
veq : double array
Notes
The ERFA documentation is below.
- - - - - - - - - - e r a L t p e q u - - - - - - - - - - Long-term precession of the equator. Given: epj double Julian epoch (TT) Returned: veq double[3] equator pole unit vector Notes: 1) The returned vector is with respect to the J2000.0 mean equator and equinox. 2) The Vondrak et al. (2011, 2012) 400 millennia precession model agrees with the IAU 2006 precession at J2000.0 and stays within 100 microarcseconds during the 20th and 21st centuries. It is accurate to a few arcseconds throughout the historical period, worsening to a few tenths of a degree at the end of the +/- 200,000 year time span. References: Vondrak, J., Capitaine, N. and Wallace, P., 2011, New precession expressions, valid for long time intervals, Astron.Astrophys. 534, A22 Vondrak, J., Capitaine, N. and Wallace, P., 2012, New precession expressions, valid for long time intervals (Corrigendum), Astron.Astrophys. 541, C1 Copyright (C) 2013-2019, NumFOCUS Foundation. Derived, with permission, from the SOFA library. See notes at end of file.