SLEWDUR

Name

slewdur

Purpose

Estimate the time to slew the telescope from one location to another.

Description

Calling Sequence

ans=slewdur(jd,ra0,dec0,ra1,dec1)

Inputs

jd - Julian date at time of slew
ra0 - Right ascension of starting point
dec0 - Declination of starting point
ra1 - Right ascension of destination
dec1 - Declination of destination

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

Outputs

return value is estimated time to complete a slew over the requested
distance (time is in seconds).

Keyword Output Parameters

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory, 2002/01/27