TTScale.java

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package org.orekit.time;

/** Terrestrial Time as defined by IAU(1991) recommendation IV.
 * <p>Coordinate time at the surface of the Earth. IT is the
 * successor of Ephemeris Time TE.</p>
 * <p>By convention, TT = TAI + 32.184 s.</p>
 * <p>This is intended to be accessed thanks to {@link TimeScales},
 * so there is no public constructor.</p>
 * @author Luc Maisonobe
 * @see AbsoluteDate
 */
public class TTScale extends ConstantOffsetTimeScale {

    /** Serializable UID. */
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 20240720L;

    /** Package private constructor for the factory.
     */
    TTScale() {
        super("TT", new TimeOffset(32L, TimeOffset.SECOND, 184L, TimeOffset.MILLISECOND));
    }

}