Constants#

Physical and mathematical constants and units taken from SciPy.

pi, twopi, halfpi

Pi and multiples

c

speed of light in vacuum

G

Newtonian constant of gravitation

g0

Standard acceleration of gravity

degree

degree in radians

arcmin

arc minute in radians

arcsec

arc second in radians

miliarcsec

milliarcsecond in radians

minute

one minute in seconds

hour

one hour in seconds

day

one day in seconds

year

one year (365 days) in seconds

julian_year

one Julian year (365.25 days) in seconds

au

one astronomical unit in meters

light_year

one light year in meters

parsec

one parsec in meters

km

kilometers in meters

kmh

kilometers per hour in meters per second