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Re: Coordinates from IMCCE and JPL HORIZONS
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2016 Mar 14, 19:05 -0700
From: Dave Walden
Date: 2016 Mar 14, 19:05 -0700
USNO NOVAS GCRS values:
+ 19 hr 13 min 18.3979 sec - 20 deg 39' 54.624"
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From: Paul Hirose
Date: 2016 Mar 14, 15:17 -0700
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I have no procedure for USNO coordinates, since I have not coded their precession - nutation model. (It has been published, however.) Here are Dave's coordinates after conversion to the GCRS. For comparison I include my own coordinates. 19h13m18.3980s -20°39'54.627 HORIZONS 19h13m18.3980s -20°39'54.625 IMCCE 19h13m18.3979s -20°39'54.626 me