get_body_barycentric¶

astropy.coordinates.get_body_barycentric(time, body)[source] [edit on github]¶

Calculate the barycentric position of the solar system body body in cartesian coordinates.

Uses jplephem with the DE430 kernel.

Parameters:

time : Time

Time of observation

body : str

The solar system body to calculate.

The allowed values for body can be found in astropy.coordinates.SOLAR_SYSTEM_BODIES.

Returns:

cartesian_position : CartesianRepresentation

Barycentric (ICRS) position of the body in cartesian coordinates