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+.help rverot Jun99 "Slalib Package"
+.nf
+
+ REAL FUNCTION slRVER (PHI, RA, DA, ST)
+
+ - - - - - - -
+ R V E R
+ - - - - - - -
+
+ Velocity component in a given direction due to Earth rotation
+ (single precision)
+
+ Given:
+ PHI real latitude of observing station (geodetic)
+ RA,DA real apparent RA,DEC
+ ST real local apparent sidereal time
+
+ PHI, RA, DEC and ST are all in radians.
+
+ Result:
+ Component of Earth rotation in direction RA,DA (km/s)
+
+ Sign convention:
+ The result is +ve when the observatory is receding from the
+ given point on the sky.
+
+ Accuracy:
+ The simple algorithm used assumes a spherical Earth, of
+ a radius chosen to give results accurate to about 0.0005 km/s
+ for observing stations at typical latitudes and heights. For
+ applications requiring greater precision, use the routine
+ slPVOB.
+
+ P.T.Wallace Starlink 20 July 1994
+
+ Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
+ Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc.
+
+.fi
+.endhelp