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Format for TCS Coordinate Files

This is the format definition for object catalog coordinate lists for use with the Blanco 4-m 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):
	 
	     SA113    21 41 14.00  +00 42 00.0  2000.0
	     TPHEc1   00 31 05.00  -46 22 43.0  2000.0
	     TPHEc4   00 30 30.00  -46 09 00.0  2000.0
	     SA92c1   00 55 07.00  +00 38 56.0  2000.0
	     SA92c2   00 53 47.00  +00 38 56.0  2000.0
	     SA92c3   00 53 47.00  +00 58 56.0  2000.0
	     SA92c4   00 55 07.00  +00 58 56.0  2000.0
	     PG0231c4 02 33 41.00  +05 38 40.0  2000.0
	     SA95c4   03 53 21.00  +00 19 40.0  2000.0
			  

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