Name

       simpos - Find position of a named object in the sky

Synopsis

       simpos [options] [object name]

Description

       simpos  is  a utility for finding the coordinates of any named object in the sky using the
       SIMBAD name resolver at either the CDS in Strasbourg or the ADS in Cambridge, MA.  It  can
       search SIMBAD, Vizier, and/or NED (NASA Extragalactic Database) in any order.

Options

       object name
              Name of object for which to find coordinates.

       @listfile
              File with one object name per line.

       -b <RA> <Dec>
              Output B1950 (FK4) coordinates instead of default J2000 (FK5)

       -c     Use  the  CDS  server  in  Strasbourg, France rather than the default server at the
              Astrophysical Data System in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

       -d
               Output RA and Dec in degrees instead of hh:mm:ss dd:mm:ss

       -e     Output ecliptic coordinates

       -g     Output galactic coordinates

       -i     Print object ID(s) returned

       -n     Find coordinates using NED

       -s     Find coordinates using SIMBAD

       -t     Print output as tab-separated table

       -v     Verbose listing of results of search

       -z     Find coordinates in the Vizier catalogs

See Also

       scat()

Web Page

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

Author

       Doug Mink, SAO (dmink@cfa.harvard.edu)