NAME:
neatemp
PURPOSE: (one line only)
Compute a simple effective black-body temperature for a near-Earth asteroid
DESCRIPTION:
CATEGORY:
Asteroids
CALLING SEQUENCE:
neatemp,geoalb,sun,phang
INPUTS:
geoalb - Geometric albedo in the visible (traditionally in V)
sun - Heliocentric distance in AU
phang - NEA-observer-Sun angle (phase angle) in radians
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MODIFICATION HISTORY:
Written by Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute based on some
simplified formulas provided by Roger Linfield at Ball Aerospace with
essential input from Jeff VanCleve.