Precession (Episteme API Documentation)

java.lang.Object

org.episteme.natural.physics.astronomy.coordinates.Precession

public class Precession extends Object

Handles Axial Precession (Precession of the Equinoxes).

Since:: 1.0
Author:: Silvere Martin-Michiellot, Gemini AI (Google DeepMind)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor

Description

Precession()
Method Summary

Modifier and Type

Method

Description

static double[]

apply(double raJ2000, double decJ2000, double yearsFromJ2000)

Applies approximate precession to J2000 equatorial coordinates.

Methods inherited from class Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details
- Precession
  
  public Precession()
Method Details
- apply
  
  public static double[] apply(double raJ2000, double decJ2000, double yearsFromJ2000)
  
  Applies approximate precession to J2000 equatorial coordinates. Does not include Nutation.
  
  Parameters:
  
  raJ2000 - Right Ascension (J2000) in Degrees
  
  decJ2000 - Declination (J2000) in Degrees
  
  yearsFromJ2000 - Time difference in years from J2000.0
  
  Returns:
  
  double[] { RA_Current (deg), Dec_Current (deg) }