Procedure

     SPD ( Seconds per day )

     DOUBLE PRECISION FUNCTION SPD ( )

Abstract

     Return the number of seconds in a day.

Required_Reading

     None.

Keywords

     CONSTANTS

Declarations

    None.

Brief_I/O

     The function returns the number of seconds in a day.

Detailed_Input

     None.

Detailed_Output

     The function returns the number of seconds in a day: 86400.

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 SPD.

        C
        C     Convert Julian Date to UTC seconds past the reference
        C     epoch (J2000).
        C
              SPREF = ( JD - J2000() ) * 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, 07-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)