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Copyright (C) 2023 Standards of Fundamental Astronomy Board of the International Astronomical Union. SOFA Software License NOTICE TO USER:

BY USING THIS SOFTWARE YOU ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING SIX TERMS AND CONDITIONS WHICH APPLY TO ITS USE.

In any published work or commercial product which uses the SOFA software directly, acknowledgement (see www.iausofa.org) is appreciated.

Correspondence concerning SOFA software should be addressed as follows:

By email: sofa@ukho.gov.uk
By post: IAU SOFA Center
HM Nautical Almanac Office
UK Hydrographic Office
Admiralty Way, Taunton
Somerset, TA1 2DN
United Kingdom

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