pas.c

Go to the documentation of this file.

#include "erfa.h"

double eraPas(double al, double ap, double bl, double bp)
/*
**  - - - - - - -
**   e r a P a s
**  - - - - - - -
**
**  Position-angle from spherical coordinates.
**
**  Given:
**     al     double     longitude of point A (e.g. RA) in radians
**     ap     double     latitude of point A (e.g. Dec) in radians
**     bl     double     longitude of point B
**     bp     double     latitude of point B
**
**  Returned (function value):
**            double     position angle of B with respect to A
**
**  Notes:
**
**  1) The result is the bearing (position angle), in radians, of point
**     B with respect to point A.  It is in the range -pi to +pi.  The
**     sense is such that if B is a small distance "east" of point A,
**     the bearing is approximately +pi/2.
**
**  2) Zero is returned if the two points are coincident.
**
**  Copyright (C) 2013-2015, NumFOCUS Foundation.
**  Derived, with permission, from the SOFA library.  See notes at end of file.
*/
{
   double dl, x, y, pa;

   dl = bl - al;
   y = sin(dl) * cos(bp);
   x = sin(bp) * cos(ap) - cos(bp) * sin(ap) * cos(dl);
   pa = ((x != 0.0) || (y != 0.0)) ? atan2(y, x) : 0.0;

   return pa;

}
/*----------------------------------------------------------------------
**  
**  
**  Copyright (C) 2013-2015, NumFOCUS Foundation.
**  All rights reserved.
**  
**  This library is derived, with permission, from the International
**  Astronomical Union's "Standards of Fundamental Astronomy" library,
**  available from http://www.iausofa.org.
**  
**  The ERFA version is intended to retain identical functionality to
**  the SOFA library, but made distinct through different function and
**  file names, as set out in the SOFA license conditions.  The SOFA
**  original has a role as a reference standard for the IAU and IERS,
**  and consequently redistribution is permitted only in its unaltered
**  state.  The ERFA version is not subject to this restriction and
**  therefore can be included in distributions which do not support the
**  concept of "read only" software.
**  
**  Although the intent is to replicate the SOFA API (other than
**  replacement of prefix names) and results (with the exception of
**  bugs;  any that are discovered will be fixed), SOFA is not
**  responsible for any errors found in this version of the library.
**  
**  If you wish to acknowledge the SOFA heritage, please acknowledge
**  that you are using a library derived from SOFA, rather than SOFA
**  itself.
**  
**  
**  TERMS AND CONDITIONS
**  
**  Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
**  modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
**  are met:
**  
**  1 Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
**  
**  2 Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
**    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
**    the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
**    distribution.
**  
**  3 Neither the name of the Standards Of Fundamental Astronomy Board,
**    the International Astronomical Union nor the names of its
**    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
**    from this software without specific prior written permission.
**  
**  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
**  "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
**  LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
**  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
**  COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
**  INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
**  BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
**  LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
**  CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
**  LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN
**  ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
**  POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
**  
*/