perihelion.frink

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// Calculates perihelion time of Earth from the sun.

use sun.frink
use planets.frink
use binarySearch.frink

mindist = 2 au
maxdist = 0 au

starttime =  beginningOfYear[now[]]
endtime =    starttime + 365 days
println["starttime is $starttime"]
println["endtime is $endtime"]


f = {|date| Planet.Earth.getCoordinates[date]@2}

[mintime, mindist] = findALocalMinimum[f, starttime, endtime, 1 s]
[maxtime, maxdist] = findALocalMaximum[f, starttime, endtime, 1 s]

println["Minimum distance is " + (mindist -> "km") + ", " + (mindist -> "au") + ", " + (mindist-> "miles") + " at $mintime."]
println["Maximum distance is " + (maxdist -> "km") + ", " + (maxdist -> "au") + ", " + (maxdist-> "miles") + " at $maxtime."]


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