https://github.com/juliaastro/unitfulastro.jl

An extension of Unitful.jl for astronomers.
https://github.com/juliaastro/unitfulastro.jl

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An extension of Unitful.jl for astronomers.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/juliaastro/unitfulastro.jl
• Owner: JuliaAstro
• License: other
• Created: 2017-06-20T04:03:41.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-06-09T21:41:49.000Z (5 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-09T07:12:52.240Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: astronomy, julia, unitful, units, units-of-measure
• Language: Julia
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• Size: 624 KB
• Stars: 22
• Watchers: 9
• Forks: 11
• Open Issues: 5
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.md

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# UnitfulAstro.jl

UnitfulAstro.jl is an extension of [Unitful.jl](https://github.com/PainterQubits/Unitful.jl) to include

units commonly encountered in astronomy.

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**Author:** Michael Eastwood

**License:** MIT "Expat"

**Documentation:** http://juliaastro.github.io/UnitfulAstro.jl/stable

## Summary of Units

The list of additional units is given below:

* [Erg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erg)

* [Dyne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyne)

* [Arc minute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_and_second_of_arc)

* [Arc second](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minute_and_second_of_arc)

* [Julian year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_year_%28astronomy%29)

* [Astronomical unit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronomical_unit)

* [Light year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-year)

* [Parsec](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parsec)

* [Jansky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jansky)

* [Solar radius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_radius)

* [Solar irradiance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_irradiance)

* [Solar luminosity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_luminosity)

* [Solar mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_mass) [1]

* [Earth radius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_radius) [2]

* [Earth mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_mass) [1]

* [Jupiter radius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_radius) [2]

* [Jupiter mass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter_mass) [1]

* [Fifty-one ergs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foe_%28unit%29)

* [Solar flux unit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_flux_unit)

* [Total electron content unit](http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/total-electron-content)

In addition the following magnitudes are supported:

* [Absolute and apparent bolometric magnitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_magnitude#Bolometric_magnitude)

* [AB magnitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AB_magnitude)

* [Johnson-Cousins UBVRI magnitudes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UBV_photometric_system)

* [Gunn griz magnitudes](https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/~dfabricant/huchra/ay145/mags.html#definitions)

Where applicable, all units are defined by the IAU standard.

[1]: gravitational constant times mass also given

[2]: polar and equatorial radii