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SLA_EPB - MJD to Besselian Epoch   

ACTION:
Conversion of Modified Julian Date to Besselian Epoch.
CALL:
D = sla_EPB (DATE)

GIVEN:

DATE D Modified Julian Date (JD-2400000.5)

RETURNED:

sla_EPB D Besselian Epoch

REFERENCE:
Lieske, J.H., 1979, Astr.Astrophys. 73, 282.


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SLALIB --- Positional Astronomy Library
Starlink User Note 67
P. T. Wallace
12 October 1999
E-mail:ptw@star.rl.ac.uk