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Equatorial

class Equatorial(ra: Double, dec: Double, dist: Double, vec: Vector)

Equatorial angular and cartesian coordinates.

Coordinates of a celestial body as seen from the Earth (geocentric or topocentric, depending on context), oriented with respect to the projection of the Earth's equator onto the sky.

Constructors

Equatorial fun Equatorial(ra: Double, dec: Double, dist: Double, vec: Vector)

Properties

Name	Summary
dec val dec: Double Declination in degrees.
dist val dist: Double Distance to the celestial body in AU.
ra val ra: Double Right ascension in sidereal hours.
vec val vec: Vector Equatorial coordinates in cartesian vector form: x = March equinox, y = June solstice, z = north.