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Update link for solar-mass parameter [skip ci]
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moble committed Sep 28, 2024
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parsec_in_meters = 3.0856775814913672789139379577965e16 # m

# The value of the solar mass parameter G*M_sun is known to higher accuracy than either of its
# factors. The value here is taken from the publication "2021 Selected Astronomical Constants",
# which can be found at <https://aa.usno.navy.mil/downloads/publications/Constants_2021.pdf>.
# factors. The value here is taken from the IAU Division I Working Group's publication on
# "Numerical Standards for Fundamental Astronomy"
# <https://iau-a3.gitlab.io/NSFA/NSFA_cbe.html#GMS2012>.
# In the TDB (Barycentric Dynamical Time) time scale — which seems to be the more relevant one and
# looks like the more standard one for LIGO — we have
solar_mass_parameter = 1.32712440041e20 # m^3/s^2
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