practical_astronomy.pa_planet_data Namespace Reference

Functions
def	get_planet_data (planet_name)

Variables
dictionary	PlanetData

Function Documentation

get_planet_data()

def practical_astronomy.pa_planet_data.get_planet_data

(

planet_name

)

    Get planet data.

    Arguments:
        planet_name -- Name of planet, e.g., "Jupiter"

    Returns a dictionary object with the following elements:
        Tp -- Period of orbit.
        Long -- Longitude at the epoch.
        Peri -- Longitude of the perihelion.
        Ecc -- Eccentricity of the orbit.
        Axis -- Semi-major axis of the orbit.
        Incl -- Orbital inclination.
        Node -- Longitude of the ascending node.
        Theta0 -- ?
        V0 -- ?

Variable Documentation

PlanetData

dictionary PlanetData