NAME:
elem2xyz
PURPOSE: (one line only)
Compute position given orbital elements
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
Celestial Mechanics
CALLING SEQUENCE:
INPUTS:
m - Mean anomaly (radians)
arg - Argument of perihelion (radians)
node - Longitude of ascending node (radians)
inc - Inclination (radians)
ecc - Eccentricity
a - Semi-major axis (AU)
OPTIONAL INPUT PARAMETERS:
KEYWORD INPUT PARAMETERS:
JDEPOCH - Julian date of mean anomaly (default=0.0, ie., doesn't matter)
JDPOS - Julian date desired (default=JDEPOCH)
OUTPUTS:
x - Heliocentric x coordinates (AU)
y - Heliocentric y coordinates (AU)
z - Heliocentric z coordinates (AU)
KEYWORD OUTPUT PARAMETERS:
COMMON BLOCKS:
SIDE EFFECTS:
RESTRICTIONS:
PROCEDURE:
MODIFICATION HISTORY:
2002/05/29 - Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory. Ported from fortran routines
supplied by Larry Wasserman and Ted Bowell.