slaEpb -

SYNOPSYS

double slaEpb(date)

PARAMETERS

double date

DESCRIPTION 


  Conversion of Modified Julian Date to Besselian epoch.

  (double precision)

Given

     date     double      Modified Julian Date (JD - 2400000.5)

  The result is the Besselian epoch.

Reference

     Lieske,J.H., 1979. Astron. Astrophys.,73,282.

  P.T.Wallace   Starlink   31 October 1993

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