Heliocentric Cartesian Position
The true position of the planet, expressed in Cartesian components, relative to the sun. The components are expressed in the Sun's inertial coordinate system (i.e., Sun centered J2000 Axes).Available for these objects: Planet
Type: Time-varying data.
Availability: Reports | Graphs | Dynamic Displays | Strip Charts
Data Provider Elements
| Name | Dimension | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Date | Real Number or Text | Time. |
| x | Distance | Real Number | The X component of the position vector. |
| y | Distance | Real Number | The Y component of the position vector. |
| z | Distance | Real Number | The Z component of the position vector. |