Celestial body codes

Integer codes used by Astronomy Engine to identify celestial bodies. Pass these constants (or their integer values) to functions that accept a body argument.

Usage

astro_body

Format

An integer vector with named elements:

MERCURY

0

VENUS

1

EARTH

2

MARS

3

JUPITER

4

SATURN

5

URANUS

6

NEPTUNE

7

PLUTO

8

SUN

9

MOON

10

EMB

11 — Earth/Moon Barycenter

SSB

12 — Solar System Barycenter

Examples

astro_body["SUN"]
#> SUN 
#>   9 
astro_body["MARS"]
#> MARS 
#>    3