star

Typical Use

star
FK5-1321
12:33:34.261
-12:49:48.77
-00.109
+005.25
2000.0
J

Explanatory comments

This command requests a telescope slew to a new object. The telescope will acquire and track the object. 7 lines of information follow the command as follows:

object name (up to 78 characters)

RA coordinate (radians)

Dec coordinate (radians)

RA proper motion

DEC proper motion

Epoch

"J" or "B" epoch designation.

returns OK and initiates motion to the object, or returns ERR if the object is inaccessible (below the horizon, or other motion limits).

notice that the catalog record (in standard MMT format) corresponding to the above star is:

FK5-1321        12:33:34.261 -12:49:48.77 -00.109 +005.25  5.58 G5  J2000.0