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Class ModifiedJulianDate

java.lang.Object
  astro.ModifiedJulianDate

All Implemented Interfaces:

Function, Inverse

public class ModifiedJulianDate
extends Object
implements Inverse

The julian date converts java time stamps into jd and vice versa via its inverse function.

Constructor Summary

ModifiedJulianDate()

Method Summary

double	evaluate(double ms) Converts a time in ms into julian date.
static double	fromMjd(double jd) Static version to convert jd to a time stamp, not rounded to closest millisecond.
double	invert(double jd) Converts a JD to a time stamp in ms.
static double	toMjd(double ms) Static version to convert ms in jd.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ModifiedJulianDate

public ModifiedJulianDate()

Method Detail

evaluate

public double evaluate(double ms)

Converts a time in ms into julian date.

Specified by:

evaluate in interface Function

invert

public double invert(double jd)

Converts a JD to a time stamp in ms.

Specified by:

invert in interface Inverse

toMjd

public static double toMjd(double ms)

Static version to convert ms in jd.

fromMjd

public static double fromMjd(double jd)

Static version to convert jd to a time stamp, not rounded to closest millisecond.