NAME

precess - calculates astronomical precession of the equinoxes

SYNOPSIS

precess [to=yyyy] [iso=iso] [debug] [high] [decimal]

DESCRIPTION

This program reads coordinate strings arriving in the standard input. It then precesses the equinox to the current system clock or the value specfied on the command line.

The program uses the matrix method of precession. The routine is taken from the SOFA routines.

OPTIONS

to=yyyy the decimal year of the equinox of the output coordinates. The default is the current epoch.

iso=yyyy the iso date sets year of the equinox of the output


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