VSOP87 Functions used to Compute Planetary Positions (1.15 MB)
Version Compatibility: Visual Basic 5
The modules perform the bulk of the arduous mathematics saving the programer much tedious and error prone labor involved with transcribing data from books into a program.
To anyone familiar with books such as "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus, these programs perform the familiar tasks of computing the heliocentric, ecliptical longitude L, latitude B and radius vector R (distance to the sun) for a planet at any given instant T.
These functions assume the user has a sufficient working knowledge of the advanced math required to apply them to their purpose.
Other essential info is included in the zipped archive of the function files in HTML format.
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