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ee06a

sofars::erst

Function ee06a 

Source 
pub fn ee06a(date1: f64, date2: f64) -> f64
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Equation of the equinoxes, IAU 2006/2000A

Equation of the equinoxes, compatible with IAU 2000 resolutions and IAU 2006/2000A precession-nutation.

This function is part of the International Astronomical Union’s SOFA (Standards of Fundamental Astronomy) software collection.

Status: support function.

Given:

   date1,date2  double    TT as a 2-part Julian Date (Note 1)

Returned (function value):

                double    equation of the equinoxes (Note 2)

Notes:

  1. The TT date date1+date2 is a Julian Date, apportioned in any convenient way between the two arguments. For example, JD(TT)=2450123.7 could be expressed in any of these ways, among others:
          date1          date2

       2450123.7           0.0       (JD method)
       2451545.0       -1421.3       (J2000 method)
       2400000.5       50123.2       (MJD method)
       2450123.5           0.2       (date & time method)

The JD method is the most natural and convenient to use in cases where the loss of several decimal digits of resolution is acceptable. The J2000 method is best matched to the way the argument is handled internally and will deliver the optimum resolution. The MJD method and the date & time methods are both good compromises between resolution and convenience.

  1. The result, which is in radians, operates in the following sense:

    Greenwich apparent ST = GMST + equation of the equinoxes

Called:

   iauAnpm      normalize angle into range +/- pi
   iauGst06a    Greenwich apparent sidereal time, IAU 2006/2000A
   iauGmst06    Greenwich mean sidereal time, IAU 2006

Reference:

McCarthy, D. D., Petit, G. (eds.), 2004, IERS Conventions (2003), IERS Technical Note No. 32, BKG