horizons_object¶

sofia_redux.calibration.standard_model.horizons.horizons_object(target, date, time)[source]¶

Configure an object to query Horizons.

Parameters:

targetstr: Name of the astronomical object.
datestr, timedate.date: Date of observation.
timestr, timdate.time: Time of observation.

Returns:

objastroquery.jplhorizons.core.HorizonsClass: Horizons object ready for query.
tastropy.time.core.Time: Time of observation in ISO format.