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asteroid.c

Examples of how to use asteroid functions.

/*
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as published by
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
Copyright (C) 2003 Liam Girdwood <liam@gnova.org>
A simple example showing the asteroid Pallas.
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <libnova/asteroid.h>
#include <libnova/julian_day.h>
#include <libnova/rise_set.h>
#include <libnova/transform.h>
#include <libnova/elliptic_motion.h>
/* just prints the date */
void print_date (char * title, struct ln_zonedate* date)
{
printf ("\n%s\n",title);
printf (" Year : %d\n", date->years);
printf (" Month : %d\n", date->months);
printf (" Day : %d\n", date->days);
printf (" Hours : %d\n", date->hours);
printf (" Minutes : %d\n", date->minutes);
printf (" Seconds : %f\n", date->seconds);
}
int main (int argc, char * argv[])
{
struct ln_rst_time rst;
struct ln_zonedate rise, set, transit;
struct ln_lnlat_posn observer;
struct ln_hrz_posn hrz;
struct ln_ell_orbit orbit;
struct ln_rect_posn posn;
double JD, M_JD;
double l,V,dist;
struct ln_equ_posn equ_posn;
double H, G;
double mag, elong, ph;
char* M_epoch = "K036A";
/* observers location (Edinburgh), used to calc rst */
observer.lat = 55.92; /* 55.92 N */
observer.lng = -3.18; /* 3.18 W */
/* get Julian day from local time */
JD = ln_get_julian_from_sys();
printf ("JD (sys) %f\n", JD);
/* Pallas orbital parameters
* Taken from MPCORB.DAT
* 00002 4.13 0.11 K036A 260.69458 310.45917 173.16479
* 34.84989 0.2299839 0.21343771 2.7730346 MPC 24084
* 5482 63 1839-1993 0.55 M-c 28 Bowell 0000 (2) Pallas
*/
orbit.a = 2.7730346;
orbit.e = 0.2299839;
orbit.i = 34.84989;
orbit.omega = 173.16479;
orbit.w = 310.45917;
orbit.n =0.21343771;
H = 4.13;
G = 0.11;
/* calc last passage in Perihelion, in julian day */
M_JD = ln_get_julian_from_mpc(M_epoch);
orbit.JD = ln_get_ell_last_perihelion (M_JD, 260.69458, orbit.n);
printf ("JD (Perihelion) %f\n", orbit.JD);
/* calc the earth centered position */
ln_get_ell_geo_rect_posn (&orbit, JD, &posn);
printf ("(Geocentric Rect Coords X) for Pallas %f\n", posn.X);
printf ("(Geocentric Rect Coords Y) for Pallas %f\n", posn.Y);
printf ("(Geocentric Rect Coords Z) for Pallas %f\n", posn.Z);
/* calc the sun centered position */
ln_get_ell_helio_rect_posn (&orbit, JD, &posn);
printf ("(Heliocentric Rect Coords X) for Pallas %f\n", posn.X);
printf ("(Heliocentric Rect Coords Y) for Pallas %f\n", posn.Y);
printf ("(Heliocentric Rect Coords Z) for Pallas %f\n", posn.Z);
/* get the RA and Dec */
ln_get_ell_body_equ_coords (JD, &orbit, &equ_posn);
printf ("(RA) for Pallas %f\n", equ_posn.ra);
printf ("(Dec) for Pallas %f\n", equ_posn.dec);
/* get Alt, Az */
ln_get_hrz_from_equ (&equ_posn, &observer, JD, &hrz);
printf ("Az %f\n",hrz.az);
printf ("Alt %f\n", hrz.alt);
/* orbit length */
l = ln_get_ell_orbit_len (&orbit);
printf ("(Orbit Length) for Pallas in AU %f\n", l);
/* orbit velocities */
V = ln_get_ell_orbit_pvel (&orbit);
printf ("(Orbit Perihelion Vel) for Pallas in kms %f\n", V);
V = ln_get_ell_orbit_avel (&orbit);
printf ("(Orbit Aphelion Vel) for Pallas in kms %f\n", V);
V = ln_get_ell_orbit_vel (JD, &orbit);
printf ("(Orbit Vel JD) for Pallas in kms %f\n", V);
/* earth and solar distance */
dist = ln_get_ell_body_solar_dist (JD, &orbit);
printf ("Solar Dist (AU) : %f\n", dist);
dist = ln_get_ell_body_earth_dist (JD, &orbit);
printf ("Earth Dist (AU) : %f\n", dist);
/* phase angle, elongation */
ph = ln_get_ell_body_phase_angle(JD, &orbit);
printf ("Phase angle : %f\n",ph);
elong = ln_get_ell_body_elong(JD, &orbit);
printf ("Elongation : %f\n",elong);
/* magnitude */
mag = ln_get_asteroid_mag (JD, &orbit, H, G);
printf ("Magnitude : %f\n", mag);
/* rise, set and transit time */
if (ln_get_ell_body_rst (JD, &observer, &orbit, &rst) == 1)
printf ("Pallas is circumpolar\n");
else {
ln_get_local_date (rst.rise, &rise);
ln_get_local_date (rst.transit, &transit);
ln_get_local_date (rst.set, &set);
print_date ("Rise", &rise);
print_date ("Transit", &transit);
print_date ("Set", &set);
}
return 0;
}