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Convert distance() method to full Haversine formula #107

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thespacedoctor opened this issue Jan 27, 2023 · 0 comments

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thespacedoctor commented Jan 27, 2023

Current implementation is good enough for objects near each other, but best to have the full formula.

def distance(ra1, de1, ra2, de2):
    dra = (ra1 - ra2)*math.cos(de1*math.pi/180)
    dde = (de1 - de2)
    return math.sqrt(dra*dra + dde*dde)

thespacedoctor added the type: refactor label

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RoyWilliams added type: enhancement and removed type: refactor labels

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