Name

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    MM_DIST

Purpose

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    Converts between distance modulus m-M and distance in parsecs.

Category

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    Astro

Calling Sequence

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    Result = MM_DIST()

Keyword Parameters

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    MM: Input distance modulus m-M.
    DIST: Input distance in parsecs.

Outputs

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    If mM is specified, then Result is the distance in parsecs. If DIST
    is specified, then Result is the distance modulus m-M.

Example

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    Calculate distance of an object with distance modulus m-M=16.8:
    distance = mM_DIST(mM=16.8)
    Calculate the distance modulus of an object at 350pc:
    distmod = mM_DIST(DIST=350.)

Modification History

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    Written by: Jeremy Bailin
    10 June 2008 Public release in JBIU