practical_astronomy.pa_binary_data Namespace Reference

Functions
	get_binary_data (binary_name)

Variables
dict	BinaryData

Function Documentation

get_binary_data()

get_binary_data

(

binary_name

)

    Get data for binary star.
    
    Example, retrieving orbital inclination of eta-Cor:
        get_binary_data("eta-Cor")['Incl']

    Arguments:
        binary_name -- Name of binary, e.g., "eta-Cor"

    Returns:
        A dictionary object with the following elements:

        Period -- Period of the orbit.
        EpochPeri -- Epoch of the perihelion.
        LongPeri -- Longitude of the perihelion.
        Ecc -- Eccentricity of the orbit.
        Axis -- Semi-major axis of the orbit.
        Incl -- Orbital inclination.
        PANode -- Position angle of the ascending node.

Variable Documentation

BinaryData

dict BinaryData