/************************************************************************** * saturn.cxx * Written by Durk Talsma. Originally started October 1997, for distribution * with the FlightGear project. Version 2 was written in August and * September 1998. This code is based upon algorithms and data kindly * provided by Mr. Paul Schlyter. (pausch@saaf.se). * * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the * License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. * * $Id$ * (Log is kept at end of this file) **************************************************************************/ #ifdef __BORLANDC__ # define exception c_exception #endif #include #include "saturn.hxx" /************************************************************************* * Saturn::Saturn(fgTIME *t) * Public constructor for class Saturn * Argument: The current time. * the hard coded orbital elements for Saturn are passed to * CelestialBody::CelestialBody(); ************************************************************************/ Saturn::Saturn(fgTIME *t) : CelestialBody(113.6634, 2.3898000E-5, 2.4886, -1.081E-7, 339.3939, 2.9766100E-5, 9.5547500, 0.000000, 0.055546, -9.499E-9, 316.9670, 0.03344422820, t) { } /************************************************************************* * void Saturn::updatePosition(fgTIME *t, Star *ourSun) * * calculates the current position of Saturn, by calling the base class, * CelestialBody::updatePosition(); The current magnitude is calculated using * a Saturn specific equation *************************************************************************/ void Saturn::updatePosition(fgTIME *t, Star *ourSun) { CelestialBody::updatePosition(t, ourSun); double actTime = fgCalcActTime(t); double ir = 0.4897394; double Nr = 2.9585076 + 6.6672E-7*actTime; double B = asin (sin(declination) * cos(ir) - cos(declination) * sin(ir) * sin(rightAscension - Nr)); double ring_magn = -2.6 * sin(fabs(B)) + 1.2 * pow(sin(B), 2); magnitude = -9.0 + 5*log10(r*R) + 0.044 * FV + ring_magn; }