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Computes the distance between astronomical entities
ResourceFunction["AstroDistance"][entity1,entity2] computes the distance between entity1 and entity2 for the current date and time. | |
ResourceFunction["AstroDistance"][entity1,entity2,date] computes the distance between entity1 and entity2 for the specified date. | |
ResourceFunction["AstroDistance"][{entity1,…,entityn}] computes the distance between entity1 and entityn, through all the intermediate entityi, for the current date and time. | |
ResourceFunction["AstroDistance"][{entity1,…,entityn},date] computes the total distance from entity1 to entityn, through all the intermediate entityi, for the specified date. |
"Increment" | Automatic | increment used when sampling date intervals |
TargetUnits | Automatic | target units |
Compute the current distance between Mars and Jupiter:
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Compute the distance between Mars and Jupiter on a specified date:
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Compute the current total distance between entities:
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Compute the total distance between entities on a specified date:
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Compute the distance between two objects over a range of dates:
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Entities can be in different domains:
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Results are automatically given in appropriate units by default:
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Target units can be specified:
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Intervals of dates must be sampled in order to do the necessary computations. By default, the sampling increment is automatically determined:
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The number of sample points for the resulting time series can be controlled by setting the "Increment" option manually:
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Wolfram Language 11.3 (March 2018) or above
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