// Position computes apparent position angle and angular distance of
// components of a binary star.
//
// e is eccentricity of the true orbit
// a is angular apparent semimajor axis
// i is inclination relative to the line of sight
// Ω is position angle of the ascending node
// ω is longitude of periastron
// E is eccentric anomaly, computed for example with package kepler
// and the mean anomaly as returned by function M in this package.
//
// Return value θ is the apparent position angle, ρ is the angular distance.
func Position(e float64, a, i, Ω, ω, E unit.Angle) (θ, ρ unit.Angle) {
r := a.Mul(1 - e*E.Cos())
ν := unit.Angle(2 * math.Atan(math.Sqrt((1+e)/(1-e))*E.Div(2).Tan()))
sνω, cνω := (ν + ω).Sincos()
ci := i.Cos()
num := sνω * ci
θ = (unit.Angle(math.Atan2(num, cνω)) + Ω).Mod1()
ρ = r.Mul(math.Sqrt(num*num + cνω*cνω))
return
}
// Semidiameter returns semidiameter at specified distance.
//
// Δ must be observer-body distance in AU.
func Semidiameter(s0 unit.Angle, Δ float64) unit.Angle {
return s0.Div(Δ)
}