Star: J2000 Position

The apparent direction of the star from the scenario's central body, expressed in angles with respect to J2000 axes.

Type: Time-varying data

Availability: Reports

NameDimensionTypeDescription
TimeDateFormatReal NumberTime.
Reference FrameUnitlessTextThe reference frame of the astrometric data: J2000 or ICRF.
Right AscensionLongitudeUnitReal NumberThe signed angle measured from the X axis to the projection of the position vector into the XY plane. The angle increases in the direction found by the right hand rule about the Z axis.
DeclinationAngleUnitReal NumberThe signed angle measured from the XY plane to the position vector, where positive angles are used for locations above the XY plane, and negative for those below.