Libnova

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libnova

http://libnova.sourceforge.net/
Celestial mechanics and astronomical calculation library

'libnova' is a general purpose, double precision, celestial mechanics and astronomical calculation library. It can calculate aberration, nutation, apparent position, dynamical time, Julian day, precession, proper motion, sidereal time, solar coordinates (using VSOP87), coordinate transformations, planetary positions (Mercury - Neptune using VSOP87), planetary magnitude, illuminated disk and phase angle, lunar position (using ELP82), phase angle, elliptic motion of bodies (Asteroid + Comet positional and orbit data), asteroid + comet magnitudes, parabolic motion of bodies (comet positional data), orbit velocities and lengths, atmospheric refraction, rise/set/transit times, and semidiameters of the Sun, Moon, planets, and asteroids.





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Janet Casey

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5 August 2003




Leaders and contributors

Contact(s)Role
Liam Girdwood Maintainer


Resources and communication

AudienceResource typeURI
Debian (Ref)https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libnova
DeveloperVCS Repository Webviewhttp://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=57697


Software prerequisites

KindDescription
Weak prerequisitedoxygen (to build documentation)




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