Practical Astronomy
pa_planet_data Namespace Reference

Functions

def get_planet_data (planet_name)
 

Variables

dictionary PlanetData
 

Function Documentation

◆ get_planet_data()

def pa_planet_data.get_planet_data (   planet_name)
Get planet data.

Arguments:
    planet_name -- Name of planet, e.g., "Jupiter"

Returns a dictionary object with the following elements:
    Tp -- Period of orbit.
    Long -- Longitude at the epoch.
    Peri -- Longitude of the perihelion.
    Ecc -- Eccentricity of the orbit.
    Axis -- Semi-major axis of the orbit.
    Incl -- Orbital inclination.
    Node -- Longitude of the ascending node.
    Theta0 -- ?
    V0 -- ?

Variable Documentation

◆ PlanetData

dictionary PlanetData