simulate_lightcurve

stash.simulate_lightcurve(image, period, a, b, R_planet_physical=<<class 'astropy.constants.iau2015.IAU2015'> name='Nominal Earth equatorial radius' value=6378100.0 uncertainty=0.0 unit='m' reference='IAU 2015 Resolution B 3'>, background=269, R_star_physical=<<class 'astropy.constants.iau2015.IAU2015'> name='Nominal solar radius' value=695700000.0 uncertainty=0.0 unit='m' reference='IAU 2015 Resolution B 3'>, supersample_factor=1, sdo_hmi=True)

Simulate a light curve of a planet with radius R_planet_physical with orbital period period, semimajor axis a, and assuming the Sun has radius R_star_physical.

Parameters:

image : ndarray

SDO HMI continuum image of the Sun

period : Quantity

Orbital period of the planet

a : Quantity

Semimajor axis of the planet in absolute units

b : float

Impact parameter (defined on [0, 1])

R_planet_physical : Quantity

Radius of the planet

R_star_physical : Quantity

Radius of the star

Returns:

lc : LightCurve

Simulated light curve of a planet transiting the star in image.