Celestine API Documentation - v0.2.0
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    Variable OBLIQUITY_COEFFICIENTSConst

    OBLIQUITY_COEFFICIENTS: { C0: number; C1: number; C2: number; C3: number } = ...

    Obliquity of ecliptic constants (Laskar 1986 formula)

    These constants are used to calculate the obliquity of the ecliptic (the angle between the ecliptic and celestial equator) as a function of time.

    Formula: ε₀ = C0 + C1T + C2T² + C3*T³ where T = Julian Centuries from J2000.0

    Reference: Laskar, J. (1986), "Secular terms of classical planetary theories using the results of general theory", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 157, 59–70.

    Also documented in Meeus, "Astronomical Algorithms", Chapter 22

    Type Declaration

    • C0: number
    • C1: number
    • C2: number
    • C3: number