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Description
Return the Geocentric position of an observer located at the Earth surface, considering the rotation at this specific JulianDate, using the Greenwich Apparent Didereal Time.
The position is expressed relatively to the earth center, but on the solar system reference frame. Coordinates are Expressed in Astronomical Units (AU)
| Name | GetObserverGeocentricLocationAU |
| Type | function |
| Header File | /Engine/Plugins/Experimental/CelestialVault/Source/CelestialVault/Public/CelestialMaths.h |
| Include Path | #include "CelestialMaths.h" |
| Source | /Engine/Plugins/Experimental/CelestialVault/Source/CelestialVault/Private/CelestialMaths.cpp |
UFUNCTION (BlueprintCallable, Category="Celestial Vault|Earth")
static FVector GetObserverGeocentricLocationAU
(
double Latitude,
double Longitude,
double Altitude,
double JulianDate
)