get_body#

sunpy.coordinates.spice.get_body(body, time, *, spice_frame='J2000', observer=None)[source]#

Get the location of a body via SPICE.

Parameters:

body (int, str) – The NAIF body ID, or a string that is resolvable to a body ID
time (tuple, list, str, pandas.Timestamp, pandas.Index, pandas.Series, pandas.DatetimeIndex, datetime.datetime, datetime.date, numpy.datetime64, numpy.ndarray, astropy.time.Time) – Time to use in a parse_time-compatible format.
spice_frame (str) – The SPICE frame name to use for the returned coordinate. Defaults to 'J2000', which is equivalent to Astropy’s ICRS.
observer (SkyCoord) – If None, the returned coordinate is the instantaneous or “true” location. If not None, the returned coordinate is the astrometric location (i.e., accounts for light travel time to the specified observer).

Examples