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Simon1994PlanetaryPositions

Simon1994PlanetaryPositions

Contains functions for finding the Cartesian coordinates of the sun and the moon in the Earth-centered inertial frame.

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Methods

<static>

Computes the position of the Moon in the Earth-centered inertial frame

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
julianDate JulianDate <optional>
 The time at which to compute the Sun's position, if not provided the current system time is used.
result Cartesian3 <optional>
 The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:
Cartesian3 Calculated moon position

<static>

Computes the position of the Sun in the Earth-centered inertial frame

Parameters:
Name Type Argument Description
julianDate JulianDate <optional>
 The time at which to compute the Sun's position, if not provided the current system time is used.
result Cartesian3 <optional>
 The object onto which to store the result.
Returns:
Cartesian3 Calculated sun position