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[GMST, LST] = SiderealTime(JD,[Long])
Description

Converts the Julian date into Greenwich Mean & Local Mean Sidereal Time

Parameters
Parameters 
Description 
JD [array] 
Julian Date 
Long [array] 
Longitude position (deg) 
Return Values
Return Values 
Description 
GMST [array] 
Greenwich Mean Sidereal Time (deg) 
LST [array] 
(Optional) Local Mean Sidereal Time, defaults to 0 (deg) 
References

D. A. Vallado, Fundamentals of astrodynamics and applications. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Examples

  • [GMST, LST] = SiderealTime(JD, -200)

See Also

Gregorian2Julian

Group

Functions for Satellite Propagation

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