galisats: Configuration of Jupiter's Four Largest Satellites

Calculate and plot the configuration of Jupiter's four largest satellites (known as Galilean satellites) for a given date and time (ET - Ephemeris Time). The 'galsat' function returns numerical values of the satellites’ positions. x – the apparent rectangular coordinate of the satellite with respect to the center of Jupiter’s disk in the equatorial plane in the units of Jupiter’s equatorial radius; X is positive toward the west, y – the apparent rectangular coordinate of the satellite with respect to the center of Jupiter’s disk from the equatorial plane in the units of Jupiter’s equatorial radius; Y is positive toward the north. For more details see Meeus (1988, ISBN 0-943396-22-0) "Astronomical Formulae for Calculators".

Version: 1.0.1
Imports: graphics, png
Published: 2025-07-21
Author: Lech Jaszowski ORCID iD [aut, cre, cph]
Maintainer: Lech Jaszowski <lech.jaszowski at interia.pl>
License: MIT + file LICENSE
URL: https://lechjaszowski.github.io/galilean_satellites/
NeedsCompilation: no
Materials: README, NEWS
CRAN checks: galisats results

Documentation:

Reference manual: galisats.html , galisats.pdf

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Package source: galisats_1.0.1.tar.gz
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