.help earth Jun99 "Slalib Package" .nf SUBROUTINE slERTH (IY, ID, FD, PV) - - - - - - E R T H - - - - - - Approximate heliocentric position and velocity of the Earth Given: IY I year ID I day in year (1 = Jan 1st) FD R fraction of day Returned: PV R(6) Earth position & velocity vector Notes: 1 The date and time is TDB (loosely ET) in a Julian calendar which has been aligned to the ordinary Gregorian calendar for the interval 1900 March 1 to 2100 February 28. The year and day can be obtained by calling slCAYD or slCLYD. 2 The Earth heliocentric 6-vector is mean equator and equinox of date. Position part, PV(1-3), is in AU; velocity part, PV(4-6), is in AU/sec. 3 Max/RMS errors 1950-2050: 13/5 E-5 AU = 19200/7600 km in position 47/26 E-10 AU/s = 0.0070/0.0039 km/s in speed 4 More precise results are obtainable with the routine slEVP. P.T.Wallace Starlink 23 November 1994 Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc. .fi .endhelp