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PLANET
[ASTRO\]PLANET [name] [/DRAW [...]]
Compute the coordinates of a Solar System object. Known objects are:
SUN, MOON, MERCURY, VENUS, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE. By
default, all known objects are plotted if visible. The Option /DRAW is
used to plot the object symbol on the screen. The planet coordinates
(apparent RA, apparent DEC, Azimuth and Elevation at time of
computation) are typed on the screen.
PLANET outputs also the geocentric and heliocentric distances of the
object (in A.U.), the apparent minor and major diameters (in arc.sec.),
the position angle of the central meridian (east from north, in
degrees), the brightness temperature (in K), and the flux (in Jy) at the
current frequency. The frequency may be entered either through command
LINE or by updating variable FREQUENCY (in GHz).
Arguments to /DRAW may be LINE, MARKER, SYMBOL, or FULL:
LINE will draw a line from the previously computed position
MARKER will draw a marker (GreG style defined by GREG\SET MARKER)
at the computed position
SYMBOL will draw the planet's symbol at the computed position
FULL will combine MARKER and SYMBOL (the symbol will be offset
one marker size above the computed position).
If several arguments are given they will be used in sequence.
Gildas manager
1999-03-15