simpos
Get sky coordinates for a given object using the SIMBAD Astronomical Database

simpos

simpos searches the SIMBAD Astronomical Database for the sky coordinates of objects, the names of which are either given on the command line or in a file. If simbad cannot find an object, try nedpos. (New in WCSTools 2.6.8)

Command Line Arguments

-b Print coordinates in B1950 instead of J2000
-d Print coordinates in degrees instead of sexigesimal
-e Print coordinates in ecliptic instead of J2000
-g Print coordinates in galactic instead of J2000
-i Print IDs returned from SIMBAD
-t Print output as tab-separated table
-v Print extra descriptive info

Examples
1. Print Usage Instructions
2. Verbose Mode
3. Position for one object with magnitude and velocity
4. Position for a list of objects

This program makes use of the SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France.

Last updated 19 September 2007 by Doug Mink Telescope Data Center