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adding Euclid ID in JPL/Horizons; http->https
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# How to get satellite ephemeris using JPL Horizons service?

The [JPL Horizons service](http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/?horizons) allows retrieving
The [JPL Horizons service](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/) allows retrieving
highly accurate positions of satellites. We need these positions to calculate
how microlensing parallax affects event magnification seen by the satellite.
This file explains how to access Horizons via e-mail.
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This is set by keyword `COMMAND` and has a numerical value. There are many
natural and many artificial Solar System objects, but we are interested in
just a few. Let's have a look at
[this list](http://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/FORTRAN/req/naif_ids.html)
[this list](https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/FORTRAN/req/naif_ids.html)
Some particular choices:

* Hubble Space Telescope `-48`
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Oops... Gaia is not there! And yes, Gaia is observing the microlensing events.
In that case let's go to
[another website](http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi).
[another website](https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons/app.html#/).
By querying it, we can find:

* Gaia `-139479`
* Swift `-128485`
* Euclid `-680`

Note that all the values are __negative__ and as long as we don't start observing
microlensing events from other planets or Moon, we will only use negative
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(C) R. Poleski, March 2017
(C) R. Poleski, Mar 2017, last changes: Aug 2023

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