CentralBodyEllipsoid
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.. py:class:: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid

   Central body's ellipsoid information.

.. py:currentmodule:: CentralBodyEllipsoid

Overview
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            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.compute_surface_distance`
              - Compute the distance between two points on the surface of the central body. Distance is measured along a great arc path.

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            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_a`
              - An equatorial radius along the x-axis.
            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_b`
              - An equatorial radius along the y-axis.
            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_c`
              - The polar radius along z-axis.
            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.mean_radius`
              - A mean radius of the central body (a+b+c)/3.
            * - :py:attr:`~ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.volumetric_radius`
              - A volumetric radius of the central body (a*b*c)^(1/3).



Import detail
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.. code-block:: python

    from ansys.stk.core.stkobjects import CentralBodyEllipsoid


Property detail
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.. py:property:: radius_a
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_a
    :type: float

    An equatorial radius along the x-axis.

.. py:property:: radius_b
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_b
    :type: float

    An equatorial radius along the y-axis.

.. py:property:: radius_c
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.radius_c
    :type: float

    The polar radius along z-axis.

.. py:property:: mean_radius
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.mean_radius
    :type: float

    A mean radius of the central body (a+b+c)/3.

.. py:property:: volumetric_radius
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.volumetric_radius
    :type: float

    A volumetric radius of the central body (a*b*c)^(1/3).


Method detail
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.. py:method:: compute_surface_distance(self, start_lat: typing.Any, start_lon: typing.Any, end_lat: typing.Any, end_lon: typing.Any) -> float
    :canonical: ansys.stk.core.stkobjects.CentralBodyEllipsoid.compute_surface_distance

    Compute the distance between two points on the surface of the central body. Distance is measured along a great arc path.

    :Parameters:

        **start_lat** : :obj:`~typing.Any`

        **start_lon** : :obj:`~typing.Any`

        **end_lat** : :obj:`~typing.Any`

        **end_lon** : :obj:`~typing.Any`


    :Returns:

        :obj:`~float`