slaEpb2d -

SYNOPSYS

double slaEpb2d(epb)

PARAMETERS

double epb

DESCRIPTION


  Conversion of Besselian epoch to Modified Julian Date.

  (double precision)

Given

     epb      double       Besselian epoch

  The result is the Modified Julian Date (JD - 2400000.5).

Reference

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

  P.T.Wallace   Starlink   31 October 1993

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