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NASA-Planetary-Science
New ephemeris generation via command-line script
A "simple" program to show the ephemeris of an object, with options for Horizons, Minor Planet Center, and Miriade. sbpy installation now installs a script named sbpy-ephem.
Some examples:
MPC
$ sbpy-ephem mpc 2P
# requested target: 2P
# returned target: 2P
# location: 500
date RA Dec rh delta phase solarelong V Proper motion Direction
deg deg AU AU deg deg mag arcsec / h deg
----------------------- ----------- ----------- ----- ----- ----- ---------- ---- ------------- ---------
2024-06-27 00:00:00.000 22:46:17.90 -11:05:59.0 3.079 2.485 17.2 116.7 20.8 18.25 249.6
2024-06-28 00:00:00.000 22:45:49.30 -11:08:36.0 3.085 2.478 17.0 117.7 20.8 19.22 249.6
2024-06-29 00:00:00.000 22:45:19.10 -11:11:21.0 3.091 2.47 16.7 118.8 20.8 20.19 249.6
2024-06-30 00:00:00.000 22:44:47.50 -11:14:14.0 3.098 2.462 16.5 119.9 20.8 21.16 249.6
2024-07-01 00:00:00.000 22:44:14.40 -11:17:15.0 3.104 2.455 16.3 121.0 20.8 22.13 249.6
2024-07-02 00:00:00.000 22:43:39.80 -11:20:23.0 3.11 2.448 16.1 122.1 20.8 23.09 249.7
2024-07-03 00:00:00.000 22:43:03.80 -11:23:40.0 3.116 2.441 15.8 123.2 20.8 24.05 249.7
2024-07-04 00:00:00.000 22:42:26.20 -11:27:04.0 3.122 2.433 15.6 124.3 20.8 25.01 249.7
2024-07-05 00:00:00.000 22:41:47.20 -11:30:36.0 3.128 2.427 15.4 125.5 20.9 25.96 249.8
2024-07-06 00:00:00.000 22:41:06.60 -11:34:15.0 3.134 2.42 15.1 126.6 20.9 26.91 249.8
2024-07-07 00:00:00.000 22:40:24.70 -11:38:01.0 3.14 2.413 14.8 127.7 20.9 27.84 249.9
2024-07-08 00:00:00.000 22:39:41.20 -11:41:54.0 3.146 2.407 14.6 128.9 20.9 28.77 249.9
2024-07-09 00:00:00.000 22:38:56.40 -11:45:55.0 3.152 2.401 14.3 130.0 20.9 29.68 250.0
2024-07-10 00:00:00.000 22:38:10.10 -11:50:02.0 3.158 2.395 14.0 131.2 20.9 30.59 250.0
2024-07-11 00:00:00.000 22:37:22.40 -11:54:16.0 3.164 2.389 13.7 132.3 20.9 31.48 250.1
2024-07-12 00:00:00.000 22:36:33.30 -11:58:37.0 3.17 2.383 13.5 133.5 20.9 32.36 250.1
2024-07-13 00:00:00.000 22:35:42.80 -12:03:04.0 3.176 2.378 13.2 134.7 20.9 33.22 250.2
2024-07-14 00:00:00.000 22:34:51.00 -12:07:37.0 3.182 2.373 12.9 135.8 20.9 34.07 250.3
2024-07-15 00:00:00.000 22:33:57.80 -12:12:16.0 3.188 2.368 12.6 137.0 20.9 34.91 250.3
2024-07-16 00:00:00.000 22:33:03.40 -12:17:00.0 3.193 2.363 12.2 138.2 20.9 35.72 250.4
2024-07-17 00:00:00.000 22:32:07.60 -12:21:51.0 3.199 2.359 11.9 139.4 20.9 36.52 250.5
2024-07-18 00:00:00.000 22:31:10.60 -12:26:46.0 3.205 2.354 11.6 140.6 20.9 37.3 250.6
2024-07-19 00:00:00.000 22:30:12.40 -12:31:46.0 3.211 2.35 11.3 141.8 21.0 38.06 250.6
2024-07-20 00:00:00.000 22:29:12.90 -12:36:51.0 3.217 2.346 11.0 143.0 21.0 38.8 250.7
2024-07-21 00:00:00.000 22:28:12.30 -12:42:01.0 3.222 2.343 10.6 144.2 21.0 39.52 250.8
2024-07-22 00:00:00.000 22:27:10.50 -12:47:15.0 3.228 2.339 10.3 145.4 21.0 40.21 250.9
2024-07-23 00:00:00.000 22:26:07.60 -12:52:33.0 3.234 2.336 9.9 146.6 21.0 40.89 251.0
2024-07-24 00:00:00.000 22:25:03.70 -12:57:55.0 3.239 2.334 9.6 147.9 21.0 41.54 251.1
2024-07-25 00:00:00.000 22:23:58.60 -13:03:20.0 3.245 2.331 9.2 149.1 21.0 42.17 251.1
2024-07-26 00:00:00.000 22:22:52.60 -13:08:49.0 3.25 2.329 8.9 150.3 21.0 42.77 251.2
2024-07-27 00:00:00.000 22:21:45.60 -13:14:21.0 3.256 2.327 8.5 151.6 21.0 43.34 251.3
Horizons
$ sbpy-ephem horizons 599 --location=G37
# requested target: 599
# returned target: Jupiter (599)
# location: G37
date RA Dec rh delta phase solarelong DEC_rate RA*cos(Dec)_rate V surfbright r_rate delta_rate elongFlag sunTargetPA velocityPA GlxLon GlxLat
deg deg AU AU deg deg arcsec / h arcsec / h mag mag / arcsec2 km / s km / s deg deg deg deg
----------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------------- ------ ------------- --------- ----------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ----------
2024-06-27 00:00:00.000 4:21:13.10 20:47:19.5 5.026064743331 5.8958247647541 5.5375 28.5102 5.364465 32.56776 -2.019 5.337 0.4656808 -11.7891027 /L 259.151 259.348 175.08982 -20.204903
2024-06-28 00:00:00.000 4:22:08.66 20:49:31.8 5.026333631077 5.88872387618099 5.668 29.2439 5.294256 32.46451 -2.021 5.338 0.4649198 -12.0964864 /L 259.275 259.431 175.212122 -20.017832
2024-06-29 00:00:00.000 4:23:04.03 20:51:42.6 5.026602747049 5.88144684311029 5.7978 29.9785 5.223888 32.35713 -2.023 5.339 0.4669296 -12.4000731 /L 259.397 259.512 175.333711 -19.831375
2024-06-30 00:00:00.000 4:23:59.23 20:53:51.6 5.026872020633 5.87399437874092 5.9267 30.7139 5.153123 32.24547 -2.024 5.339 0.4661218 -12.7053606 /L 259.518 259.594 175.454587 -19.645546
2024-07-01 00:00:00.000 4:24:54.24 20:55:58.9 5.027142287391 5.86636798991319 6.0548 31.4503 5.082601 32.1315 -2.026 5.34 0.4690259 -13.0053522 /L 259.636 259.674 175.574737 -19.460378
2024-07-02 00:00:00.000 4:25:49.06 20:58:04.5 5.027413212046 5.85856837358453 6.1821 32.1875 5.011721 32.01296 -2.028 5.341 0.4700648 -13.3057305 /L 259.754 259.755 175.69416 -19.275882
2024-07-03 00:00:00.000 4:26:43.68 21:00:08.4 5.027685156417 5.85059692711023 6.3085 32.9257 4.941132 31.89333 -2.03 5.342 0.4701914 -13.6048615 /L 259.869 259.837 175.81285 -19.092079
2024-07-04 00:00:00.000 4:27:38.09 21:02:10.6 5.02795654487 5.84245318134163 6.4339 33.6648 4.869922 31.76639 -2.032 5.343 0.4707388 -13.9020007 /L 259.983 259.917 175.9308 -18.908995
2024-07-05 00:00:00.000 4:28:32.29 21:04:11.1 5.028228410024 5.83413942555982 6.5585 34.4049 4.798935 31.63762 -2.034 5.344 0.4698848 -14.1980565 /L 260.096 259.998 176.048001 -18.726653
2024-07-06 00:00:00.000 4:29:26.27 21:06:09.9 5.028500184787 5.82565638698889 6.6821 35.146 4.727812 31.50352 -2.036 5.345 0.4714881 -14.4894401 /L 260.208 260.078 176.164442 -18.545084
2024-07-07 00:00:00.000 4:30:20.02 21:08:07.0 5.02877203208 5.81700577542532 6.8047 35.8881 4.656595 31.36554 -2.038 5.346 0.4701159 -14.781285 /L 260.318 260.159 176.28012 -18.364303
2024-07-08 00:00:00.000 4:31:13.53 21:10:02.3 5.029044484041 5.8081895072867 6.9263 36.6312 4.585714 31.22419 -2.04 5.347 0.4729083 -15.0662152 /L 260.427 260.238 176.395019 -18.184344
2024-07-09 00:00:00.000 4:32:06.80 21:11:56.0 5.029317560653 5.79920936390737 7.0468 37.3754 4.514809 31.07886 -2.043 5.348 0.4735135 -15.3506418 /L 260.535 260.318 176.509141 -18.005218
2024-07-10 00:00:00.000 4:32:59.83 21:13:47.9 5.029591647204 5.79006737557984 7.1663 38.1207 4.444469 30.93256 -2.045 5.349 0.4741871 -15.6317916 /L 260.642 260.397 176.622477 -17.826947
2024-07-11 00:00:00.000 4:33:52.60 21:15:38.2 5.029865205778 5.78076369001776 7.2848 38.867 4.37379 30.77935 -2.047 5.35 0.4743538 -15.9110917 /L 260.748 260.477 176.735022 -17.649551
2024-07-12 00:00:00.000 4:34:45.12 21:17:26.7 5.030139354767 5.77130108123675 7.4021 39.6144 4.303656 30.62497 -2.05 5.351 0.4739811 -16.1877003 /L 260.853 260.556 176.846768 -17.473055
2024-07-13 00:00:00.000 4:35:37.36 21:19:13.5 5.030413432472 5.76168054250895 7.5184 40.3629 4.233569 30.4652 -2.052 5.352 0.4756728 -16.4596137 /L 260.956 260.634 176.957706 -17.29748
2024-07-14 00:00:00.000 4:36:29.34 21:20:58.7 5.030687866952 5.75190430770834 7.6334 41.1127 4.163749 30.30282 -2.055 5.353 0.4745164 -16.7313623 /L 261.059 260.712 177.067834 -17.122844
2024-07-15 00:00:00.000 4:37:21.03 21:22:42.2 5.030962864164 5.7419741347999 7.7473 41.8636 4.094355 30.13659 -2.057 5.354 0.4776554 -16.9959233 /L 261.161 260.79 177.177137 -16.949176
2024-07-16 00:00:00.000 4:38:12.44 21:24:24.0 5.031238767117 5.73189227893661 7.8601 42.6157 4.025229 29.96748 -2.06 5.355 0.478332 -17.2599801 /L 261.262 260.867 177.285618 -16.776484
2024-07-17 00:00:00.000 4:39:03.56 21:26:04.1 5.031515838964 5.72166071428519 7.9716 43.3691 3.956821 29.79755 -2.063 5.356 0.4797947 -17.5199366 /L 261.362 260.944 177.39327 -16.604789
2024-07-18 00:00:00.000 4:39:54.39 21:27:42.6 5.031792545934 5.7112796807569 8.0819 44.1237 3.888271 29.62137 -2.065 5.357 0.4796056 -17.7791838 /L 261.461 261.021 177.500091 -16.434105
2024-07-19 00:00:00.000 4:40:44.91 21:29:19.5 5.032069869043 5.70075175006775 8.191 44.8797 3.820426 29.44434 -2.068 5.358 0.479565 -18.0350916 /L 261.559 261.098 177.606071 -16.264456
2024-07-20 00:00:00.000 4:41:35.13 21:30:54.6 5.032346981406 5.69007769610703 8.2987 45.637 3.752688 29.26181 -2.071 5.359 0.480825 -18.2873651 /L 261.656 261.174 177.711204 -16.095864
2024-07-21 00:00:00.000 4:42:25.03 21:32:28.2 5.032624437222 5.67925970873983 8.4052 46.3957 3.685407 29.07747 -2.074 5.36 0.4794497 -18.5394762 /L 261.753 261.25 177.815488 -15.928342
2024-07-22 00:00:00.000 4:43:14.62 21:34:00.1 5.032902058094 5.66829891773577 8.5104 47.1559 3.618483 28.88835 -2.077 5.361 0.482152 -18.7852526 /L 261.848 261.325 177.918909 -15.761921
2024-07-23 00:00:00.000 4:44:03.88 21:35:30.4 5.033180495393 5.65719758238131 8.6143 47.9176 3.551929 28.69682 -2.08 5.362 0.4823468 -19.031035 /L 261.943 261.4 178.021468 -15.59661
2024-07-24 00:00:00.000 4:44:52.80 21:36:59.1 5.033459890975 5.64595718801596 8.7168 48.6809 3.486014 28.5036 -2.083 5.363 0.4840287 -19.2726859 /L 262.037 261.474 178.123157 -15.432433
2024-07-25 00:00:00.000 4:45:41.40 21:38:26.2 5.03373888468 5.63457784553944 8.8179 49.4457 3.41995 28.30403 -2.087 5.364 0.4831831 -19.515058 /L 262.13 261.549 178.223975 -15.269403
2024-07-26 00:00:00.000 4:46:29.64 21:39:51.7 5.034018354818 5.62306166388198 8.9177 50.2122 3.354486 28.10253 -2.09 5.365 0.4833966 -19.7536399 /L 262.222 261.622 178.323907 -15.107554
2024-07-27 00:00:00.000 4:47:17.54 21:41:15.6 5.034297512916 5.61140928521978 9.016 50.9805 3.288993 27.89429 -2.093 5.366 0.4842766 -19.9895264 /L 262.314 261.695 178.422947 -14.946907
$ sbpy-ephem horizons 599 --id-type=smallbody --step=5
# requested target: 599
# returned target: 599 Luisa (A906 HF)
# location: 500
date RA Dec rh delta phase solarelong DEC_rate RA*cos(Dec)_rate H G V surfbright r_rate delta_rate elongFlag sunTargetPA velocityPA GlxLon GlxLat
deg deg AU AU deg deg arcsec / h arcsec / h mag mag mag / arcsec2 km / s km / s deg deg deg deg
----------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ---------------- ------ ---------- ---------- ---------------- ---- ---- ------ ------------- --------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- ---------
2024-06-27 00:00:00.000 8:22:20.16 32:57:20.6 3.388559015636 4.25557668802168 8.0153 27.6915 -13.3895 45.70723 8.73 0.15 15.089 6.607 2.7801935 12.8864564 /T 77.289 279.536 189.440011 32.443678
2024-07-04 12:00:00.000 8:33:14.25 32:16:53.3 3.400417756138 4.30718922675732 6.8911 23.6518 -13.7796 46.03153 8.73 0.15 15.072 6.565 2.6954178 10.9281739 /T 72.646 281.06 190.849029 34.527432
2024-07-12 00:00:00.000 8:44:06.96 31:35:19.2 3.411908788799 4.3501422032977 5.8248 19.9081 -14.12 46.20596 8.73 0.15 15.05 6.523 2.6103759 8.8966039 /T 65.921 282.559 192.290548 36.632611
2024-07-19 12:00:00.000 8:54:56.25 30:52:48.0 3.423031000113 4.38422338636672 4.8792 16.6441 -14.4066 46.24708 8.73 0.15 15.025 6.482 2.5250873 6.8370866 /T 56.055 284.027 193.767548 38.750812
2024-07-27 00:00:00.000 9:05:40.62 30:09:28.8 3.433783356436 4.40934472492811 4.1562 14.1817 -14.6426 46.20211 8.73 0.15 15.005 6.451 2.43957 4.754834 /T 41.829 285.462 195.284526 40.875153
Miriade
$ sbpy-ephem miriade 24
# requested target: 24
# returned target: Themis
# location: 500
date RA Dec delta phase solarelong DEC_rate V RAcosD_rate delta_rate
deg deg AU deg deg arcsec / min mag arcsec / min km / s
----------------------- ---------- ---------- -------------- ------ ---------- ------------ ------- ------------ ------------
2024-06-27 00:00:00.000 6:49:23.23 23:27:21.1 3.86560396 2.07 5.82 -0.084888 12.710 1.0117 1.0718077
2024-06-28 00:00:00.000 6:51:09.11 23:25:16.7 3.866159918 1.88 5.28 -0.087961 12.690 1.0122 0.8533221
2024-06-29 00:00:00.000 6:52:55.02 23:23:07.8 3.866589514 1.69 4.73 -0.091034 12.680 1.0126 0.63422
2024-06-30 00:00:00.000 6:54:40.94 23:20:54.5 3.866892384 1.5 4.19 -0.094104 12.660 1.013 0.4144873
2024-07-01 00:00:00.000 6:56:26.87 23:18:36.8 3.867068171 1.3 3.65 -0.097171 12.640 1.0134 0.1941567
2024-07-02 00:00:00.000 6:58:12.80 23:16:14.6 3.867116551 1.11 3.11 -0.10023 12.630 1.0137 -0.0266962
2024-07-03 00:00:00.000 6:59:58.74 23:13:48.1 3.867037252 0.92 2.57 -0.10329 12.610 1.014 -0.2479595
2024-07-04 00:00:00.000 7:01:44.67 23:11:17.2 3.866830077 0.73 2.04 -0.10634 12.590 1.0142 -0.4694949
2024-07-05 00:00:00.000 7:03:30.59 23:08:41.9 3.866494912 0.55 1.52 -0.10938 12.560 1.0144 -0.6911492
2024-07-06 00:00:00.000 7:05:16.48 23:06:02.2 3.866031733 0.37 1.02 -0.11242 12.540 1.0145 -0.9127672
2024-07-07 00:00:00.000 7:07:02.36 23:03:18.1 3.865440605 0.22 0.61 -0.11544 12.520 1.0146 -1.1342032
2024-07-08 00:00:00.000 7:08:48.20 23:00:29.7 3.86472167 0.19 0.55 -0.11845 12.510 1.0146 -1.3553297
2024-07-09 00:00:00.000 7:10:34.00 22:57:37.0 3.863875139 0.32 0.91 -0.12145 12.530 1.0146 -1.5760413
2024-07-10 00:00:00.000 7:12:19.77 22:54:39.9 3.862901276 0.49 1.39 -0.12444 12.550 1.0146 -1.7962557
2024-07-11 00:00:00.000 7:14:05.48 22:51:38.6 3.861800388 0.68 1.91 -0.12742 12.570 1.0145 -2.0159102
2024-07-12 00:00:00.000 7:15:51.15 22:48:33.0 3.860572812 0.87 2.44 -0.13038 12.590 1.0143 -2.2349573
2024-07-13 00:00:00.000 7:17:36.75 22:45:23.1 3.859218909 1.06 2.97 -0.13333 12.610 1.0141 -2.4533606
2024-07-14 00:00:00.000 7:19:22.29 22:42:09.0 3.857739061 1.25 3.51 -0.13627 12.630 1.0139 -2.6710909
2024-07-15 00:00:00.000 7:21:07.77 22:38:50.6 3.856133664 1.44 4.05 -0.13919 12.640 1.0136 -2.8881249
2024-07-16 00:00:00.000 7:22:53.17 22:35:28.1 3.854403124 1.64 4.59 -0.1421 12.660 1.0133 -3.1044461
2024-07-17 00:00:00.000 7:24:38.49 22:32:01.4 3.852547856 1.83 5.13 -0.145 12.670 1.013 -3.3200487
2024-07-18 00:00:00.000 7:26:23.74 22:28:30.5 3.850568273 2.02 5.68 -0.14787 12.680 1.0126 -3.5349442
2024-07-19 00:00:00.000 7:28:08.90 22:24:55.5 3.848464773 2.22 6.22 -0.15074 12.700 1.0123 -3.7491708
2024-07-20 00:00:00.000 7:29:53.98 22:21:16.4 3.846237724 2.41 6.76 -0.15359 12.710 1.0118 -3.9628015
2024-07-21 00:00:00.000 7:31:38.96 22:17:33.2 3.843887438 2.6 7.3 -0.15642 12.720 1.0114 -4.17595
2024-07-22 00:00:00.000 7:33:23.86 22:13:45.9 3.841414153 2.8 7.85 -0.15925 12.730 1.011 -4.3887682
2024-07-23 00:00:00.000 7:35:08.65 22:09:54.5 3.838818009 2.99 8.39 -0.16205 12.740 1.0105 -4.6014333
2024-07-24 00:00:00.000 7:36:53.35 22:05:59.2 3.836099042 3.18 8.94 -0.16485 12.750 1.01 -4.8141257
2024-07-25 00:00:00.000 7:38:37.95 22:01:59.8 3.833257188 3.38 9.48 -0.16763 12.760 1.0095 -5.0270024
2024-07-26 00:00:00.000 7:40:22.44 21:57:56.4 3.830292307 3.57 10.03 -0.17039 12.770 1.0089 -5.2401753
2024-07-27 00:00:00.000 7:42:06.82 21:53:49.1 3.827204208 3.76 10.57 -0.17313 12.780 1.0083 -5.4536996
