GeocentricEarthEquatorial#

class sunpy.coordinates.frames.GeocentricEarthEquatorial(*args, **kwargs)[source]#

Bases: SunPyBaseCoordinateFrame

A coordinate or frame in the Geocentric Earth Equatorial (GEI) system.

  • The origin is the center of the Earth.

  • The Z-axis (+90 degrees latitude) is aligned with the Earth’s north pole.

  • The X-axis (0 degrees longitude and 0 degrees latitude) is aligned with the mean (not true) vernal equinox.

Parameters:

Notes

Aberration due to Earth motion is not included.

Attributes Summary

default_differential

Default representation for differential data (e.g., velocity)

default_representation

Default representation for position data

equinox

frame_attributes

frame_specific_representation_info

Mapping for frame-specific component names

name

Attributes Documentation

default_differential#

Default representation for differential data (e.g., velocity)

default_representation#

Default representation for position data

equinox = <Time object: scale='tt' format='jyear_str' value=J2000.000>#
frame_attributes = {'equinox': <sunpy.coordinates.frameattributes.TimeFrameAttributeSunPy object>, 'obstime': <sunpy.coordinates.frameattributes.TimeFrameAttributeSunPy object>}#
frame_specific_representation_info#

Mapping for frame-specific component names

name = 'geocentricearthequatorial'#