The constants
module defines values for physical constants used across
the parent package. Units used for each value are summarized in the table
below.
Variable Name |
Description |
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Latitude of the Vera Rubin Observatory in degrees. |
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Longitude of the Vera Rubin Observatory in degrees. |
|
Altitude of the Vera Rubin Observatory in meters. |
|
Nuisance parameter alpha from Betoule+ 2014 (units of magnitudes). |
|
Nuisance parameter beta from Betoule+ 2014 (units of magnitudes). |
|
Cosmological mater density as determined in Betoule+ 2014 (Dimensionless). |
|
Intrinsic absolute magnitude of SNe Ia from Betoule+ 2014 (units of magnitudes). |
|
Cosmological Hubble parameter from Betoule+ 2014 in km / s / Mpc. |
|
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|
Date of the first solstice in 2020. |
|
Date of the second solstice in 2020. |
|
Date of the first equinox in 2020. |
|
Date of the second equinox in 2020. |