TCS Format

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):