Practical Astronomy
practical_astronomy.pa_binary_data Namespace Reference

Functions

def get_binary_data (binary_name)
 

Variables

dictionary BinaryData
 

Function Documentation

◆ get_binary_data()

def practical_astronomy.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