Parameters
Physical Parameters
- Speed of Light = 29979245800 cm/s
- 1 AU = 149597870.691 km
- Boltzmann's Constant = 1.3807E-16 erg/K
Assumed Flux of Calibrator Sources
| S-Band | X-Band | |
| 3C48 | 10.893 Jy | 3.313 Jy |
|
3C123 |
32.337 Jy | 9.433 Jy |
| 3C147 | 14.939 Jy | 4.579 Jy |
| 3C218 | 25.929 Jy | 7.951 Jy |
| 3C274 | 137.99 Jy | 48.344 Jy |
| 3C286 | 11.237 Jy | 5.057 Jy |
| 3C295 | 13.99 Jy | 3.353 Jy |
Flux Calibrator Size Correction Factors
| S-Band | X-Band | |
| 3C48 | 1 | 1 |
|
3C123 |
1.001 | 1.007 |
| 3C147 | 1 | 1 |
| 3C218 | 1.002 | 1.022 |
| 3C274 | 1.05 | 1.087 |
| 3C286 | 1 |
1 |
| 3C295 | 1 | 1 |
Planetary Diameters
Planetary diameters from the 2006 Astronomical Almanac,
published by the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington D.C.
| Equatorial | Polar | |
| Mercury | 4879.4 km | 4879.4 km |
|
Venus |
12103.6 km | 12103.6 km |
| Mars | 6792.4 km | 6752.4 km |
| Jupiter | 142984 km | 133708 km |
| Saturn | 120536 km | 108728 km |
| Uranus | 51118 km | 49946 km |
| Neptune | 49528 km | 48682 km |