TCS Coordinates File Format

Format for TCS Coordinate Files

This is the format definition for object catalog coordinate lists for use with the Ví­ctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope control system. Such files can be prepared before the run and can be loaded into the TCS at the time of the run.

• MyObjectName HH:MM:SS +/-DD:MM:SS Epoch ppRA ppDec
• MyObjectName is one word, no spaces.
• No spaces between +/- sign and DD.
• Each line must be less than 79 characters long.
• The file must be less than a total of 64Kbytes.
• pmRA,pmDec are proper motion in arcsec/yr.
• Field separators are one or more spaces.

Sample data (without pmRA,pmDec):