1simpos(1)                   General Commands Manual                  simpos(1)
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Name

6       simpos - Find position of a named object in the sky
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Synopsis

9       simpos [options] [object name]
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Description

12       simpos  is a utility for finding the coordinates of any named object in
13       the sky using the SIMBAD name resolver at either the CDS in  Strasbourg
14       or  the ADS in Cambridge, MA.  It can search SIMBAD, Vizier, and/or NED
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Options

18       object name
19              Name of object for which to find coordinates.
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24       -a     Print all information that is returned
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26       -b <RA> <Dec>
27              Output B1950 (FK4) coordinates instead of default J2000 (FK5)
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29       -c     Use the CDS server in Strasbourg, France rather than the default
30              server  at the Astrophysical Data System in Cambridge, Massachu‐
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See Also

54       scat()
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Web Page

58       http://tdc-www.harvard.edu/software/wcstools/scat/
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Author

62       Jessica Mink, SAO (jmink@cfa.harvard.edu)
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