Practical Astronomy
practical_astronomy.pa_planet_data Namespace Reference

Functions

def get_planet_data (planet_name)
 

Variables

dictionary PlanetData
 

Function Documentation

◆ get_planet_data()

def practical_astronomy.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