solar-system-calculator
v1.0.2
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small library for computation of objects in solar system
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solarSysCalculator
Modest javascript library for calculation of planets in solar system
Installation
npm install solar-sys-calculator
Usage
const system = new SolarSystem()
const exampleDate = new Date(946684800*1000)
system.compute(exampleDate) :Date(optional)
Calculates planetary positions at specified date, if date is ommited, current time will be used instead
Planetary positions
system.geocentricCoords()
Returns object containing geocentric positions of all solar system planets
system.geocentricCoords(names) :Array
Returns geocentric position of a specified planet
Sources
Orbital Elements - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?planet_pos Calculations Basis - Keith Burnett - http://www.stargazing.net/kepler/index.html