Changes for SOFA Issue: 2023-10-11 (Release 19)

Summary of changes

This is the list of updates and changes that are actual errors. Minor improvements and typographical adjustments are not listed. They include changing capitalisation, e.g. AU -> au and Of -> of, and consistent spelling i.e. catalogue -> catalog.

Corrections to code in the SOFA FORTRAN Library

STARPV & PVSTAR — Code changes to make better use of machine precision

Corrections to code in the SOFA C Library

Starpv & Pvstar — Code changes to make better use of machine precision

Updated parameters in the SOFA FORTRAN Library

DAT — PARAMETER ( IYV = 2023 )

Updated parameters in the SOFA C Library

Dat — enum { IYV = 2023 };

Corrections to comments in the SOFA FORTRAN Library

  1. A2TF & D2TF — Notes: 3, last line
    * by testing for IHMSF(1)=24 and setting IHMSF(2-4) to zero.

  2. ATOIQ — Notes: 1, first line
    * 1) "Observed" Az,ZD means ...

  3. C2T06A — Notes: 1, 2nd line, i.e. the end of the first sentence is
    * apportioned in any convenient way between the two arguments.

  4. FK45Z — Notes: 4, last sentence
    * stars, whether polar or not. At epoch J2000.0, ...

  5. FK54Z — Notes 3, first line is
    3) Conversion from J2000.0 FK5 to B1950.0 FK4 only is provided for.

  6. HFK5Z — Notes: 6, first line
    6) See also iau_FK52H, iau_H2FK5, iau_FK5HZ.

  7. LTPB — Notes: 1, line 3
    * where P_ICRS is a vector in the International Celestial Reference

Corrections to comments in the SOFA C Library

  1. A2tf — Note 3, last line
    ** by testing for ihmsf[0]=24 and setting ihmsf[1-3] to zero.

  2. Atoiq — Notes: 1, first line
    ** 1) "Observed" Az,ZD means ...

  3. C2t06a — Notes: 1, 2nd line, i.e. the end of the first sentence is
    < ** apportioned in any convenient way between the two arguments.

  4. Fk45z — Notes: 4, last sentence
    ** motions for all stars, whether polar or not. At epoch J2000.0,

  5. Fk54z — Notes 3, first line is
    ** 3) Conversion from J2000.0 FK5 to B1950.0 FK4 only is provided for.

  6. Hfk5z — Notes: 6, first line
    ** 6) See also iauFk52h, iauH2fk5, iauFk5hz.<

  7. The test program t_sofa_c.c. In the routine t_atccq the list of called routines is
    ** Called: iauApci13, iauAtccq, vvd

SOFA Release 19: This changes file was updated on 2023 May 31.