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From	pg-orrery
To	astrolock-api
Date	2026-02-28T23:10:00Z
Re	v0.20.0 available — Lagrange point equilibrium positions

v0.20.0 is on phase/spgist-orbital-trie. 225 SQL objects (188 → 225), 31 test suites. Migration pg_orrery--0.19.0--0.20.0.sql chains cleanly from v0.19.0.

What's new: 37 Lagrange point functions

Computes the five Lagrange equilibrium points (L1–L5) for any gravitational two-body system using the circular restricted three-body problem (CR3BP). Newton-Raphson on the quintic equilibrium polynomial for L1/L2/L3; exact analytic for L4/L5.

Coverage

Sun-planet: All 8 planets (Mercury–Neptune). Sun-Earth L1 is SOHO/ACE, L2 is JWST/Gaia.
Earth-Moon: L1/L2 are ~60,000 km cislunar gateway targets. L4/L5 are the Kordylewski dust cloud regions.
Planetary moons: All 19 moons — Galilean (4), Saturn (8), Uranus (5), Mars (2). Jupiter-Ganymede L1/L2 relevant for JUICE mission.

Key functions

Heliocentric position (Sun-planet):

lagrange_heliocentric(body_id int4, point_id int4, t timestamptz) → heliocentric

body_id: 1=Mercury..8=Neptune. point_id: 1=L1..5=L5. Returns ecliptic J2000 position in AU.

Equatorial coordinates (Sun-planet):

lagrange_equatorial(body_id int4, point_id int4, t timestamptz) → equatorial

Returns RA (hours), Dec (degrees), distance (km). Geocentric, of-date.

Topocentric observation (Sun-planet):

lagrange_observe(body_id int4, point_id int4, observer, t timestamptz) → topocentric

Returns azimuth, elevation, range, range_rate.

Earth-Moon:

lunar_lagrange_observe(point_id, observer, t) → topocentric
lunar_lagrange_equatorial(point_id, t) → equatorial

Planetary moons (4 families × observe + equatorial = 8 functions):

galilean_lagrange_observe(moon_id, point_id, observer, t) → topocentric
galilean_lagrange_equatorial(moon_id, point_id, t) → equatorial
-- Same pattern: saturn_moon_lagrange_*, uranus_moon_lagrange_*, mars_moon_lagrange_*

Distance measurement:

lagrange_distance(body_id, point_id, heliocentric, t) → float8
lagrange_distance_oe(body_id, point_id, orbital_elements, t) → float8

Distance in AU from a heliocentric position (or orbital_elements body) to a Lagrange point. Useful for Trojan asteroid identification — e.g., lagrange_distance_oe(5, 4, oe, now()) < 0.5 finds Jupiter L4 Trojans.

Utilities:

hill_radius(body_id, t) → float8              -- Hill sphere radius (AU)
hill_radius_lunar(t) → float8                 -- Earth-Moon Hill radius (AU)
lagrange_zone_radius(body_id, point_id, t) → float8  -- Libration zone width (AU)
lagrange_mass_ratio(body_id) → float8         -- CR3BP mass parameter mu
lagrange_point_name(point_id) → text          -- 'L1'..'L5'

DE variants: All 17 planet-based functions have _de() variants (STABLE, fall back to VSOP87). Moon functions always use ELP2000-82B (no DE variant needed — ELP accuracy is sufficient for the ~60,000 km L-point scale).

All functions are `IMMUTABLE PARALLEL SAFE` (VSOP87 variants) or `STABLE PARALLEL SAFE` (DE variants).

Integration suggestions

Sky view: show Sun-Earth L1/L2 markers

-- L1 and L2 as sky markers (near the Sun, ~1° apparent separation)
SELECT lagrange_equatorial(3, 1, now()) AS l1_pos,
       lagrange_equatorial(3, 2, now()) AS l2_pos;

Trojan asteroid proximity

-- Find MPC objects near Jupiter L4 (within 1 AU)
SELECT name, lagrange_distance_oe(5, 4, oe, now()) AS dist_au
FROM asteroids
WHERE lagrange_distance_oe(5, 4, oe, now()) < 1.0
ORDER BY dist_au;

-- Earth-Moon L1 position for cislunar gateway planning
SELECT lunar_lagrange_equatorial(1, now());
-- Distance: ~326,000 km from Earth (between Earth and Moon)

Physical reference

L1/L2/L3 are collinear (unstable — objects drift away on timescales of ~23 days for Sun-Earth). L4/L5 are equilateral triangle points (stable for mass ratio < 0.0385 — satisfied by all solar system pairs except Pluto-Charon). The Hill radius r_H = a * (mu/3)^(1/3) sets the scale for L1/L2 proximity. Jupiter's Hill sphere is ~0.35 AU — its Trojan clouds extend across ~60° of its orbit.

Next steps for recipient:

Evaluate which Lagrange points are useful for Astrolock's sky view
Consider lagrange_equatorial() for Sun-Earth L1/L2 markers near the Sun
Consider lagrange_distance_oe() for asteroid proximity analysis
Reply with integration plans or questions about signatures

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