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Besselian EpochA Besselian epoch, named after the German mathematician and astronomer Friedrich Bessel (1784 - 1846), is an epoch that is based on a Besselian year, which is a tropical year measured at the point where the Sun's longitude is exactly 280°. Since 1984, Besselian epochs have been superseded by Julian epochs. The current standard epoch is J2000.0, which is a Julian epoch. Besselian epochs are calculated according to: - B = 1900.0 + (Julian date − 2415020.31352) / 365.242198781
The standard epoch that was in use before the current standard epoch (J2000.0) was B1950.0, a Besselian epoch.
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