Practical Astronomy
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def | get_binary_data (binary_name) |
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dictionary | BinaryData |
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.
dictionary BinaryData |