Milagros Colazo
Milagros Colazo

Reputation: 11

Inconsistency between Horizons data retrieved via Astroquery and Horizons web interface

I am attempting to obtain the x, y, z coordinates of the Sun-asteroid vector using Horizons.

The code I wrote is:

jd_tdb = Time(2457171.6650230, format='jd', scale='utc').tdb.value
obj_sun = Horizons(id=21, location='500@10',
        epochs=jd_tdb, id_type='smallbody')
vec_sun = obj_sun.vectors()

The obtained values are: enter image description here

However, the Horizons website and/or the 'raw_response' in Astroquery provide:

enter image description here

So, there is a small difference (but important for astrometric purposes) between the outputs.

enter image description here

Does anyone have insight into the issue?

Thank you.

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