VI/81 Planetary Solutions VSOP87 (Bretagnon+, 1988)
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Planetary Theories in rectangular and spherical variables: VSOP87 solution.
Bretagnon P., Francou G.
<Astron. Astrophys. 202, 309 (1988)>
=1988A&A...202..309B
Theorie du mouvement de l'ensemble des planetes (VSOP82).
Bretagnon P.
<Astron. Astrophys. 114, 278 (1982)>
=1982A&A...114..278B
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ADC_Keywords: Ephemerides ;
Keywords: planets - ephemerides - celestial mechanics
Description:
The Planetary solutions VSOP87 (Variations Seculaires des Orbites
Planetaires) are analytical solutions of the motion of the planets in
different versions. The main version VSOP87 consists of the series in
elliptic elements as in the case of VSOP82 solution and the other
versions VSOP87 (A-B-C-D-E) are built in in rectangular and spherical
variables.
Authors' Address:
P. Bretagnon, G. Francou
Bureau des Longitudes, CNRS URA 707
77, Avenue Denfert-Rochereau
75014, Paris, France
Tel : (33) 1 40 51 22 69 (33) 1 40 51 22 60
Fax : (33) 1 46 33 28 34
E-mail : pierre@bdl.fr francou@bdl.fr
Contents:
The main version of VSOP87 is similar to the previous theory VSOP82.
In the both cases the constants of integration have been determined by
fitting to the numerical integration DE200 of the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory. The various versions of VSOP87 are different from one to
another in the type of coordinates and the reference frame.
VSOP87 : heliocentric elliptic variables; equinox and ecliptic J2000.
VSOP87A : heliocentric rectangular variables; equinox and ecliptic J2000.
VSOP87B : heliocentric spherical variables; equinox and ecliptic J2000.
VSOP87C : heliocentric rectangular variables; equinox and ecliptic of date.
VSOP87D : heliocentric spherical variables; equinox and ecliptic of date.
VSOP87E : barycentric rectangular variables; equinox and ecliptic J2000.
A program EXAMPLE (Fortran 77) is provided which makes use of the
subroutine VSOP87 which substitutes the time in the series of the
solutions VSOP87.
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(End) Gerard Francou [BDL], Francois Ochsenbein [CDS] 31-May-1995
