SSGEOM

Name

ssgeom

Purpose

Compute Sun and Earth distance and phase angle for solar system object.

Description

Calling Sequence

ssgeom,ephemeris,sun,earth,phang,elong

Inputs

ephemeris - 8 by N array as returned from codes 20-22 of EPHEM

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

Outputs

sun - Object to Sun distance in AU.
earth - Object to Earth distance in AU.
phang - Sun - Object - Earth angle in degrees.
elong - Object - Earth - Sun angle in degrees.

Keyword Output Parameters

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

93/10/28, Written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
94/08/05, MWB, fixed bug in calculation of ELONG
2010/08/20, MWB, minor tweak to help eliminate spurious dimensions of;
returned information.