Practical Astronomy
practical_astronomy.pa_binary Namespace Reference

Functions

def binary_star_orbit (greenwich_date_day, greenwich_date_month, greenwich_date_year, binary_name)
 

Function Documentation

◆ binary_star_orbit()

def practical_astronomy.pa_binary.binary_star_orbit (   greenwich_date_day,
  greenwich_date_month,
  greenwich_date_year,
  binary_name 
)
    Calculate orbital data for binary star.

    Arguments:
        greenwich_date_day -- Greenwich date (day)
        greenwich_date_month -- Greenwich date (month)
        greenwich_date_year -- Greenwich date (year)
        binary_name -- Abbreviated name of binary

    Returns:
        position_angle_deg -- Position angle (degrees)  
        separation_arcsec -- Separation of binary members (arcseconds)