User Commands - planets (1)
NAME
planets(1f) - [FUNIX] ephemeris position of planets for adjusting an equatorial telescope
CONTENTS
Synopsis
Description
Options
Example
SYNOPSIS
planets yyyy mm dd utc hh mm ss [ -planet [N|name] ]
DESCRIPTION
planets(1) calculates the ephemeris of a planet in our solar system
in order to adjust an equatorial telescope. See ephemeris(3f) for more details. The outputs are
o Ascent in hours (0 to 24) and minutes (0 to 60) o Declination in degrees and minutes (-90 to 90 North or South)
OPTIONS
date provide the same eight values used by the DATE_AND_TIME(3f) intrinsic.
value(1) The year value(2) The month value(3) The day of the month value(4) Time difference with UTC in minutes value(5) The hour of the day value(6) The minutes of the hour value(7) The seconds of the minute value(8) The milliseconds of the second N|Name Planet numbers in range 1 to 8 (Mercury:1 Venus:2 Mars:4 Jupiter:5 Saturn:6 Uranus:7 Neptune:8). If not specified the default is "1 2 4 5 6 7 8".
EXAMPLE
(Find ascent and declination of planet Mars on March 10th, 1982 at 6h UT)
planets 1982 03 10 00 06 00 00 00 -planet 4Wednesday, March 10th, 1982 6:00:00 AM UTC+00:00 Planet: 4 Ascent: 13 H 8 MN Declination: 3 D 45 MN S
no planet number(s) specified:
planets 1982 03 10 00 06 00 00 00
Wednesday, March 10th, 1982 6:00:00 AM UTC+00:00 Planet: 1 Ascent: 21 H 51 MN Declination: 14 D 45 MN S Planet: 2 Ascent: 20 H 26 MN Declination: 14 D 57 MN S Planet: 4 Ascent: 13 H 8 MN Declination: 3 D 45 MN S Planet: 5 Ascent: 14 H 32 MN Declination: 13 D 30 MN S Planet: 6 Ascent: 13 H 22 MN Declination: 5 D 42 MN S Planet: 7 Ascent: 16 H 11 MN Declination: 20 D 54 MN S Planet: 8 Ascent: 17 H 46 MN Declination: 22 D 7 MN S
| Nemo Release 3.1 | planets (1) | February 23, 2025 |
