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veq = ERFA.ltpequ(epj)

Long-term precession of the equator.

Given:

   epj     double         Julian epoch (TT)

Returned:

   veq     double[3]      equator pole unit vector

Notes:

  1. The returned vector is with respect to the J2000.0 mean equator and equinox.

  2. The Vondrak et al. (2011, 2012) 400 millennia precession model agrees with the IAU 2006 precession at J2000.0 and stays within 100 microarcseconds during the 20th and 21st centuries. It is accurate to a few arcseconds throughout the historical period, worsening to a few tenths of a degree at the end of the +/- 200,000 year time span.

References:

Vondrak, J., Capitaine, N. and Wallace, P., 2011, New precession expressions, valid for long time intervals, Astron.Astrophys. 534, A22

Vondrak, J., Capitaine, N. and Wallace, P., 2012, New precession expressions, valid for long time intervals (Corrigendum), Astron.Astrophys. 541, C1

This revision: 2021 May 11

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