heyoka.model.get_egm2008_a

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heyoka.model.get_egm2008_a#

heyoka.model.get_egm2008_a() → float#

Get Earth’s reference radius in the EGM2008 model.

Added in version 8.0.0.

This function will return the Earth’s reference radius used by the EGM2008 geopotential model expressed in \(\mathrm{m}\). The value is taken from the official documentation of the EGM2008 model.

Returns:

Earth’s reference radius in the EGM2008 model.

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