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tdbjuliandate

Convert from Terrestrial time to Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB) Julian date

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Syntax

jdtdb = tdbjuliandate(terrestrial_time)
[jdtdb,tttdb] = tdbjuliandate(terrestrial_time)

Description

jdtdb = tdbjuliandate(terrestrial_time) returns an estimate of the Julian date for Barycentric Dynamical Time (TDB). These estimations are valid for the years 1980 to 2050.

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[jdtdb,tttdb] = tdbjuliandate(terrestrial_time) additionally returns the difference between Barycentric Dynamical Time and Terrestrial Time (TT-TDB) in seconds.

Examples

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This example shows how to estimate the Julian date for the Barycentric Dynamical Time for the Terrestrial Time 2014/10/15 16:22:31.

jdtdb = tdbjuliandate([2014,10,15,16,22,31])
jdtdb = 
2.4569e+06
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This example shows how to estimate the Julian dates for the Barycentric Dynamical Time and TT-TDB in seconds for the terrestrial time 2014/10/15 16:22:31 and 2010/7/22 1:57:17.

[jdtdb,tttdb] = tdbjuliandate([2014,10,15,16,22,31;2010,7,22,1,57,17])
jdtdb = 2×1
106 ×

    2.4569
    2.4554


tttdb = 2×1

    0.0016
    0.0005

Input Arguments

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Terrestrial Time (TT) in year, month, day, hour, minutes, and seconds for which the function calculates the Julian date for Barycentric Dynamical Time. M is the number of Julian dates, one for each TT date. Specify values for year, month, day, hour, and minutes as whole numbers.

Output Arguments

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Julian date for the Barycentric Dynamical Time, returned as an M-by-1 array. M is the number of rows, one for each Terrestrial Time input.

Difference in seconds between Terrestrial Time and Barycentric Dynamical Time (TT-TDB), returned as an M-by-1 array. M is the number of rows, one for each Terrestrial Time input.

Limitations

Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications[1] indicates an accuracy of 50 microseconds, which this function cannot achieve due to numerical issues with the values involved.

References

[1] Vallado, D. A., Fundamentals of Astrodynamics and Applications, New York: McGraw-Hill, 1997.

Version History

Introduced in R2015a

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