Name

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  astpred

Purpose

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  Simple asteroid position predictor when no orbit is available.

Description

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Category

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  Astrometry

Calling Sequence

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  astpred,astfile,jdi,ra,dec

Inputs

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  astfile - file name for set of astrometric observations for object.
  jdi - Time(s) to predict location for.

Optional Input Parameters

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Keyword Input Parameters

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  QUIET - No printed or plotted output.

Outputs

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  rai - RA of predicted location.
  deci - Dec of predicted location.

Keyword Output Parameters

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Common Blocks

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Side Effects

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Restrictions

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Procedure

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Modification History

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  1998/01/08, written by Marc W. Buie, Lowell Observatory
  2009/10/02, MWB, removed obsolete Poly_fit arguments