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The commands coo and pos

The commands coo and pos handle the coordinates. The option "-eq" changes the equinox from 1950 to any other one, and has the meaning of "equinox" only for these two commands. The syntax is the same for both:

> ngc 0129

> coo -eq 2000 200 precess the coordinates to 2000

> pos -eq 1975 200 precess the coordinates to 1975

It should not be confused with

> coo ref -eq 128 Select coordinates from source 128 (GSC).

It is possible to look for the stars which are in a given radius around a center specified by its right ascension and declination.

coo R -lt 1.5 6 44 30 -20 40 00
list the stars within 1.5 'arc around the position RA = 6 44 30, DEC = -20 40' 00"

> coo -k 0 27 1 search the stars having a coordinate between 0h 27m 10s and 0h 27m 19s. The same can be done in declination.

The option -k searches for strings of characters, even if they contain white space.

> coo -info 10 list information on reference 10


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Fri Sep 2 09:16:44 MET DST 1994