nedpos
Get sky coordinates for a given object using the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED)

nedpos

nedpos searches the NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) for the name of an object given on the command line or in a file, returning the sky coordinates and other optional information. If nedpos cannot find an object, try simpos. (New in WCSTools 2.7.1)

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 NED
-m Print magnitude for each object returned from NED
-n Print first name for each object returned from NED
-o Print object type for each object returned from NED
-p Print position for each object returned from NED
-t Print output as tab-separated table
-v Print extra descriptive info
-z Print velocity for each object returned from NED

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 NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED) which is operated by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Last updated 19 September 2007 by Doug Mink Telescope Data Center