Obliquity function

The obliquity module of exoSpin:

ExoSpin - Obliquity Run Script

This run script is a way to get the exoplanet obliquity from several parameters of the exoplanet. The function obliquity() does the run script.

@authors : I. Abdoulwahab & P. Palma-Bifani & G. Chauvin & A. Simonnin

obliquity.obliquity(exoplanet_name, io, radius, vsini, omega_o, P, M)[source]

From exoplanet data, the function computes the obliquity of the planet and returns an Exoplanet obkect.

Parameters:
  • exoplanet_name (str) – Planet’s name.

  • io (str or list) – Path for the orbital inclination data file. It can be a path or a list where the first element is the mean value, the second the standard deviation, and the third the length of it. From it, a random distribution will be generated.

  • radius (str or list) – Path for the radius data file. It can be a path or a list where the first element is the mean value, the second the standard deviation, and the third the length of it. From it, a random distribution will be generated.

  • vsini (str or list) – Path for the rotational velocity data file. It can be a path or a list where the first element is the mean value, the second the standard deviation, and the third the length of it. From it, a random distribution will be generated.

  • omega_o (str or list) – Path for the sky projected inclination data file. It can be a path or a list where the first element is the mean value, the second the standard deviation, and the third the length of it. From it, a random distribution will be generated.

  • P (float) – Rotational period of the planet.

  • M (float) – Mass of the planet.

Returns:

An Exoplanet object.

Return type:

(Exoplanet)