SLA_PVOBS

Observatory Position & Velocity

ACTION:
Position and velocity of an observing station.
CALL:
CALL sla_PVOBS (P, H, STL, PV)
GIVEN:

P

D

latitude (geodetic, radians)

H

D

height above reference spheroid (geodetic, metres)

STL

D

local apparent sidereal time (radians)


RETURNED:

PV

D(6)

[x, y, z, ẋ, ẏ, ż] (AU, AU s−1, true equator and equinox of date)


NOTE:
IAU 1976 constants are used.