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| Libnova |
| Computer languages | C + |
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| Full description | 'libnova' is a general purpose, double pre … '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. of the Sun, Moon, planets, and asteroids. |
| Homepage URL | http://libnova.sourceforge.net/ + |
| Interface | library + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | library + , astronomy + , planet + , motion + , rotation + , celestial + , mechanics + , moon + , sun asteroid + , velocity + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 2 June 2004 + |
| License | LGPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 5 August 2003 + |
| Name | libnova + |
| Prerequisite description | doxygen (to build documentation) + |
| Prerequisite kind | Weak prerequisite + |
| Real name | Liam Girdwood + |
| Resource URL | http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=57697 + |
| Resource audience | Developer + |
| Resource kind | VCS Repository Webview + |
| Revisionid | 6,154 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 15:04:22 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + |
| Science | astronomy + |
| Short description | Celestial mechanics and astronomical calculation library + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | science + |
| User level | none + |
| VCS checkout command | :pserver:anonymous@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/libnova + |
| Version comment | 0.10.0 beta released 2004-06-02 |
| Version date | 2 June 2004 + |
| Version download | http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/libnova/libnova-0.10.0.tar.gz?download + |
| Version identifier | 0.10.0 + |
| Version status | beta + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 25 May 2012 02:14:30 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | liam@nova-ioe.org + |
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