Procedure

   SpiceDouble j1950_c ( void )

Abstract

   Return the Julian Date of 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00 (1950 JAN 1.0).

Required_Reading

   None.

Keywords

   CONSTANTS

Brief_I/O

   The function returns the Julian Date of 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00
   (1950 JAN 1.0).

Detailed_Input

   None.

Detailed_Output

   The function returns 2433282.5, the Julian Date corresponding
   to 1950 JAN 01 00:00:00 (1950 JAN 1.0).

Parameters

   None.

Exceptions

   Error free.

Files

   None.

Particulars

   The function always returns the constant value shown above.

Examples

   The following code fragment illustrates the use of j1950_c.

            /.
            Convert Julian Date to UTC seconds past the reference
            epoch (j1950_c).
            ./

            spref = ( jd - j1950_c() ) * spd_c()

Restrictions

   None.

Literature_References

   None.

Author_and_Institution

   E.D. Wright     (JPL)
   W.L. Taber      (JPL)
   I.M. Underwood  (JPL)

Version

   -CSPICE Version 1.0.0, 08-FEB-1998 (EDW)

Index_Entries

   julian date of 1950.0 jan 1.0

Link to routine j1950_c source file j1950_c.c