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+.help mappa Jun99 "Slalib Package"
+.nf
+
+ SUBROUTINE slMAPA (EQ, DATE, AMPRMS)
+
+ - - - - - -
+ M A P A
+ - - - - - -
+
+ Compute star-independent parameters in preparation for
+ conversions between mean place and geocentric apparent place.
+
+ The parameters produced by this routine are required in the
+ parallax, light deflection, aberration, and precession/nutation
+ parts of the mean/apparent transformations.
+
+ The reference frames and timescales used are post IAU 1976.
+
+ Given:
+ EQ d epoch of mean equinox to be used (Julian)
+ DATE d TDB (JD-2400000.5)
+
+ Returned:
+ AMPRMS d(21) star-independent mean-to-apparent parameters:
+
+ (1) time interval for proper motion (Julian years)
+ (2-4) barycentric position of the Earth (AU)
+ (5-7) heliocentric direction of the Earth (unit vector)
+ (8) (grav rad Sun)*2/(Sun-Earth distance)
+ (9-11) ABV: barycentric Earth velocity in units of c
+ (12) sqrt(1-v**2) where v=modulus(ABV)
+ (13-21) precession/nutation (3,3) matrix
+
+ References:
+ 1984 Astronomical Almanac, pp B39-B41.
+ (also Lederle & Schwan, Astron. Astrophys. 134,
+ 1-6, 1984)
+
+ Notes:
+
+ 1) For DATE, the distinction between the required TDB and TT
+ is always negligible. Moreover, for all but the most
+ critical applications UTC is adequate.
+
+ 2) The accuracy of the routines using the parameters AMPRMS is
+ limited by the routine slEVP, used here to compute the
+ Earth position and velocity by the methods of Stumpff.
+ The maximum error in the resulting aberration corrections is
+ about 0.3 milliarcsecond.
+
+ 3) The vectors AMPRMS(2-4) and AMPRMS(5-7) are referred to
+ the mean equinox and equator of epoch EQ.
+
+ 4) The parameters AMPRMS produced by this routine are used by
+ slMAPQ and slMAPZ.
+
+ Called:
+ slEPJ MDJ to Julian epoch
+ slEVP earth position & velocity
+ slDVN normalize vector
+ slPRNU precession/nutation matrix
+
+ P.T.Wallace Starlink 23 November 1995
+
+ Copyright (C) 1995 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
+ Copyright (C) 1995 Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Inc.
+
+.fi
+.endhelp