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Artificial satellite magnitude model #9

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Bill-Gray opened this issue Aug 1, 2016 · 0 comments
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Artificial satellite magnitude model #9

Bill-Gray opened this issue Aug 1, 2016 · 0 comments
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Find_Orb currently has two magnitude models: a comet mag model, and the standard H/G asteroid model. There is yet another model, commonly used for artificial satellites, in which the magnitude just runs as the fraction of a sphere that would be illuminated at that distance and angle. It's not a great fit -- artsats obviously have a wide range of shapes and their magnitudes can be weird -- but that model is a lot better than the H/G one, which is really intended for rocks.

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