Practical Astronomy
pa_binary_data Namespace Reference

Functions

def get_binary_data (binary_name)
 

Variables

dictionary BinaryData
 

Function Documentation

◆ get_binary_data()

def pa_binary_data.get_binary_data (   binary_name)
Get data for binary star.

Example, retrieving orbital inclination of eta-Cor:
    get_binary_data("eta-Cor")['Incl']

Arguments:
    binary_name -- Name of binary, e.g., "eta-Cor"

Returns:
    A dictionary object with the following elements:

    Period -- Period of the orbit.
    EpochPeri -- Epoch of the perihelion.
    LongPeri -- Longitude of the perihelion.
    Ecc -- Eccentricity of the orbit.
    Axis -- Semi-major axis of the orbit.
    Incl -- Orbital inclination.
    PANode -- Position angle of the ascending node.

Variable Documentation

◆ BinaryData

dictionary BinaryData