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Open the PDF to Chapter 1, find "Selected Astronomical Constants." Copy these into a JSON file or a Python dictionary. The Supplement gives you the exact definitions (e.g., the defining constant for the astronomical unit is exactly 149,597,870.7 km).

Most programmers use the Supplement's Appendix which contains worked examples. the explanatory supplement to the astronomical almanac pdf

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