practical_astronomy.pa_binary Namespace Reference

Functions
	binary_star_orbit (greenwich_date_day, greenwich_date_month, greenwich_date_year, binary_name)

Function Documentation

binary_star_orbit()

binary_star_orbit	(		greenwich_date_day,
			greenwich_date_month,
			greenwich_date_year,
			binary_name
	)

    Calculate orbital data for binary star.

    Arguments:
        greenwich_date_day -- Greenwich date (day)
        greenwich_date_month -- Greenwich date (month)
        greenwich_date_year -- Greenwich date (year)
        binary_name -- Abbreviated name of binary

    Returns:
        position_angle_deg -- Position angle (degrees)  
        separation_arcsec -- Separation of binary members (arcseconds)