/* b1950.f -- translated by f2c (version 19980913).
   You must link the resulting object file with the libraries:
	-lf2c -lm   (in that order)
*/

#include "f2c.h"

/* $Procedure B1950 ( Besselian Date 1950.0 ) */
doublereal b1950_(void)
{
    /* System generated locals */
    doublereal ret_val;

/* $ Abstract */

/*     Return the Julian Date corresponding to Besselian Date 1950.0. */

/* $ Disclaimer */

/*     THIS SOFTWARE AND ANY RELATED MATERIALS WERE CREATED BY THE */
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/* $ Required_Reading */

/*     None. */

/* $ Keywords */

/*     CONSTANTS */

/* $ Declarations */

/*     None. */

/* $ Brief_I/O */

/*     The function returns the Julian Date corresponding to Besselian */
/*     date 1950.0. */

/* $ Detailed_Input */

/*     None. */

/* $ Detailed_Output */

/*     The function returns 2433282.42345905, the Julian Date */
/*     corresponding to Besselian Date 1950.0. */

/* $ Parameters */

/*     None. */

/* $ Exceptions */

/*      Error free. */

/* $ Files */

/*     None. */

/* $ Particulars */

/*     The function always returns the constant value shown above. */

/* $ Examples */

/*     The following code fragment illustrates the use of B1950. */

/*        C */
/*        C     Convert Julian Date to UTC seconds past the reference */
/*        C     epoch (B1950). */
/*        C */
/*              SPREF = ( JD - B1950() ) * SPD() */

/* $ Restrictions */

/*     None. */

/* $ Literature_References */

/*     [1] Jay Lieske, ``Precession Matrix Based on IAU (1976) */
/*         System of Astronomical Constants,'' Astron. Astrophys. */
/*         73, 282-284 (1979). */

/* $ Author_and_Institution */

/*     W.L. Taber      (JPL) */
/*     I.M. Underwood  (JPL) */

/* $ Version */

/* -     SPICELIB Version 2.0.1, 18-AUG-2008 (EDW) */

/*         Edited the value stated in Detailed_Output to match the */
/*         current return value. The edit changed: */

/*            2433282.423 */

/*         to */

/*            2433282.42345905 */

/* -     SPICELIB Version 2.0.0, 30-JUL-1993 (WLT) */

/*         The value of B1950 was updated to reflect the value given */
/*         by Lieske in [1] */

/* -     SPICELIB Version 1.0.1, 10-MAR-1992 (WLT) */

/*         Comment section for permuted index source lines was added */
/*         following the header. */

/* -     SPICELIB Version 1.0.0, 31-JAN-1990 (WLT) (IMU) */

/* -& */
/* $ Index_Entries */

/*     besselian date 1950.0 */

/* -& */
    ret_val = 2433282.42345905;
    return ret_val;
} /* b1950_ */

