.help addet Jun99 "Slalib Package" .nf SUBROUTINE slADET (RM, DM, EQ, RC, DC) - - - - - - A D E T - - - - - - Add the E-terms (elliptic component of annual aberration) to a pre IAU 1976 mean place to conform to the old catalogue convention (double precision) Given: RM,DM dp RA,Dec (radians) without E-terms EQ dp Besselian epoch of mean equator and equinox Returned: RC,DC dp RA,Dec (radians) with E-terms included Note: Most star positions from pre-1984 optical catalogues (or derived from astrometry using such stars) embody the E-terms. If it is necessary to convert a formal mean place (for example a pulsar timing position) to one consistent with such a star catalogue, then the RA,Dec should be adjusted using this routine. Reference: Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Ephemeris, section 2D, page 48. Called: slETRM, slDS2C, slDC2S, slDA2P, slDA1P P.T.Wallace Starlink 18 March 1999 Copyright (C) 1999 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. .fi .endhelp