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j1950

Table of contents
Procedure
Abstract
Required_Reading
Keywords
Declarations
Brief_I/O
Detailed_Input
Detailed_Output
Parameters
Exceptions
Files
Particulars
Examples
Restrictions
Literature_References
Author_and_Institution
Version

Procedure

     J1950 ( Julian Date of 1950.0 JAN 1.0 )

     DOUBLE PRECISION FUNCTION J1950 ( )

Abstract

     Return the Julian Date of 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00 (1950 JAN 1.0).

Required_Reading

     None.

Keywords

     CONSTANTS

Declarations

    None.

Brief_I/O

     The function returns the Julian Date of 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00
     (1950 JAN 1.0).

Detailed_Input

     None.

Detailed_Output

     The function returns 2433282.5, the Julian Date corresponding
     to 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00 (1950 JAN 1.0).

Parameters

     None.

Exceptions

     Error free.

Files

     None.

Particulars

     The function always returns the constant value shown above.

Examples

     The following code fragment illustrates the use of J1950.

        C
        C     Convert Julian Date to UTC seconds past the reference
        C     epoch (J1950).
        C
              SPREF = ( JD - J1950() ) * SPD()

Restrictions

     None.

Literature_References

     None.

Author_and_Institution

     J. Diaz del Rio    (ODC Space)
     W.L. Taber         (JPL)
     I.M. Underwood     (JPL)

Version

    SPICELIB Version 1.0.2, 08-JUL-2020 (JDR)

        Edited the header to comply with NAIF standard.

    SPICELIB Version 1.0.1, 10-MAR-1992 (WLT)

        Comment section for permuted index source lines was added
        following the header.

    SPICELIB Version 1.0.0, 31-JAN-1990 (WLT) (IMU)
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