thesky_cometdata Module Reference

Data to compute comet positions. More...

Variables
integer, parameter	ncometsmax =10000
	Size of comet database.
integer	ncomets
	Actual number of comets in database.
integer	cometdatfile
	Data file to use 1: comets.dat (MANY comets, no magnitude info), 2: comets_mpc.dat (currently visible comets + magn. info)
logical, dimension(ncometsmax)	cometdiedatp
	This comet died at perihelion (true/false)
real(double), dimension(ncometsmax, 9)	cometelems
	Orbital elements of the comets: 1: JD of epoch (often J2000), 2: Perihelion distance (AU?), 3: Eccentricity, 4: Inclination, 5: Argument of perihelion (omega), 6: Longitude of ascending node (OMEGA) i, 7: JD of perihelion.
real(double)	comepoche
	JD of epoch (often J2000) == cometelems(i,1)
character, dimension(60)	cometnames
	Names of the comets.

Detailed Description

Data to compute comet positions.

Variable Documentation

comepoche

real(double) thesky_cometdata::comepoche

JD of epoch (often J2000) == cometelems(i,1)

Definition at line 333 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_comets::cometgc(), and thesky_comets::cometxyz().

cometdatfile

integer thesky_cometdata::cometdatfile

Data file to use 1: comets.dat (MANY comets, no magnitude info), 2: comets_mpc.dat (currently visible comets + magn. info)

Definition at line 330 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_data::readcometelements().

cometdiedatp

logical, dimension(ncometsmax) thesky_cometdata::cometdiedatp

This comet died at perihelion (true/false)

Definition at line 331 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_visibility::comet_invisible(), thesky_planets::planet_position(), and thesky_data::readcometelements().

cometelems

real(double), dimension(ncometsmax,9) thesky_cometdata::cometelems

Orbital elements of the comets: 1: JD of epoch (often J2000), 2: Perihelion distance (AU?), 3: Eccentricity, 4: Inclination, 5: Argument of perihelion (omega), 6: Longitude of ascending node (OMEGA) i, 7: JD of perihelion.

Definition at line 332 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_visibility::comet_invisible(), thesky_comets::cometxyz(), thesky_planets::planet_position(), and thesky_data::readcometelements().

cometnames

character, dimension(60) thesky_cometdata::cometnames

Names of the comets.

Definition at line 334 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_comets::cometxyz(), and thesky_data::readcometelements().

ncomets

integer thesky_cometdata::ncomets

Actual number of comets in database.

Definition at line 329 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_data::readcometelements().

ncometsmax

integer, parameter thesky_cometdata::ncometsmax =10000

Size of comet database.

Definition at line 328 of file modules.f90.

Referenced by thesky_data::readcometelements().