EquationOfEquinoxes Class

Represents the equation of the equinox (also called the "nutation in right ascension" according to the Explanatory Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac) which defines the right ascension of the mean equinox with respect to the true equator and equinox.

The two primary theories of the equation of the equinoxes are the ClassicalEquationOfEquinoxes and the UpdatedEquationOfEquinoxes. To apply a particular theory to calculations involving the Earth, obtain an instance of the EarthCentralBody from the CentralBodiesFacet and replace the existing EquationOfEquinoxes with a new instance.

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  AGI.Foundation.InfrastructureDefinitionalObject
    AGI.Foundation.CelestialEquationOfEquinoxes
      AGI.Foundation.CelestialClassicalEquationOfEquinoxes

Namespace: AGI.Foundation.Celestial
Assembly: AGI.Foundation.Models (in AGI.Foundation.Models.dll) Version: 24.2.419.0 (24.2.419.0)

Syntax

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public abstract class EquationOfEquinoxes : DefinitionalObject

Public MustInherit Class EquationOfEquinoxes
	Inherits DefinitionalObject

public ref class EquationOfEquinoxes abstract : public DefinitionalObject

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
type EquationOfEquinoxes =  
    class
        inherit DefinitionalObject
    end

The EquationOfEquinoxes type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	EquationOfEquinoxes	Initializes a new instance.
	EquationOfEquinoxes(EquationOfEquinoxes, CopyContext)	Initializes a new instance as a copy of an existing instance.

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Properties

	Name	Description
	IsFrozen	Gets a value indicating whether this object is frozen. A frozen object cannot be modified and an ObjectFrozenException will be thrown if an attempt is made to do so. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)

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Methods

	Name	Description
	CheckForSameDefinition(DefinitionalObject)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object). (Overrides DefinitionalObjectCheckForSameDefinition(DefinitionalObject).)
	CheckForSameDefinition(EquationOfEquinoxes)	Checks to determine if another instance has the same definition as this instance and returns if it does. Derived classes MUST override this method and check all new fields introduced by the derived class for definitional equivalence. It is NOT necessary to check base class fields because the base class will already have done that. When overriding this method, you should NOT call the base implementation because it will return for all derived-class instances. Derived classes should check the type of other to preserve the symmetric nature of IsSameDefinition(Object).
	Clone	Clones this object using the specified context. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	ComputeCurrentDefinitionHashCode	Computes a hash code based on the current properties of this object. Derived classes MUST override this method and compute a hash code that combines: a unique hash code seed, the base implementation result, and the hash codes of all new fields introduced by the derived class which are used in the CheckForSameDefinition(DefinitionalObject) method. (Overrides DefinitionalObjectComputeCurrentDefinitionHashCode.)
	EnumerateDependencies	Enumerates the dependencies of this object by calling EnumerateT(T) for each object that this object directly depends upon. Derived classes which contain additional dependencies MUST override this method, call the base implementation, and enumerate dependencies introduced by the derived class. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	Freeze	Freezes this object. Further attempts to modify it will result in an ObjectFrozenException. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	FreezeAggregatedObjects	Called by Freeze to also freeze any objects that are considered to be a part of this object. Derived classes which contain additional aggregated objects MUST override this method, call the base implementation, and freeze aggregated objects introduced by the derived class. The objects that need to be frozen in this method are frequently created in this object's constructor and are not settable via properties. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	GetDefinitionHashCode	Gets a hash code representing the definition of this object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	GetEquationOfTheEquinoxesEvaluator	Gets an evaluator to compute the equation of the equinoxes. The result of evaluating will be a Motion<double> which represents the value of the equation of the equinoxes representing the offset between the mean and apparent equinoxes at the given JulianDate. No derivatives are provided. The equation of the equinox uses a NutationModel and PrecessionModel defined by the instance of EarthCentralBody in the CentralBodiesFacet of the CalculationContext.
	GetEquationOfTheEquinoxesEvaluator(EvaluatorGroup)	Gets an evaluator to compute the equation of the equinoxes. The result of evaluating will be a Motion<double> which represents the value of the equation of the equinoxes representing the offset between the mean and apparent equinoxes at the given JulianDate. No derivatives are provided. The equation of the equinox uses a NutationModel and PrecessionModel defined by the instance of EarthCentralBody in the CentralBodiesFacet of the CalculationContext.
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	IsSameDefinition	Determines if this object has the same definition as another object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	ThrowIfFrozen	Throws ObjectFrozenException if this object IsFrozen. This method should be called from any method or property that modifies this object. (Inherited from DefinitionalObject.)
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Reference

AGI.Foundation.Celestial Namespace