Calculates the ECI position of the Sun.

Namespace: Zeptomoby.OrbitTools.Track
Assembly: Zeptomoby.OrbitTools.Track (in Zeptomoby.OrbitTools.Track.dll) Version: 1.5.0.0 (1.5.0.0)

Syntax

C#
public static EciTime PositionEci(
	Julian time
)
Visual Basic
Public Shared Function PositionEci ( _
	time As Julian _
) As EciTime
Visual C++
public:
static EciTime^ PositionEci(
	Julian^ time
)

Parameters

time
Type: Julian
Time for which the Sun position is calculated.

Return Value

The location of the Sun, in kilometer-based ECI coordinates.

Remarks

References: "Astronomical Formulae for Calculators", Jean Meeus, chapters 18, 19. "Visually Observing Earth Satellites", Dr. T.S. Kelso, Satellite Times, September/October issue 1996.

See Also