mutual_node.py ΒΆ

For random draws from the prior, computes the duration of a mutual transit between TRAPPIST-1 b and c as a function of the difference in their longitude of ascending nodes. With some scatter, the difference in this angle is inversely proportional to the duration of the mutual transit. Observing such an event can place constraints on the longitudes of ascending node of the TRAPPIST-1 planets.

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