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Resource Record Summary

Specialized Resource (CeaApplication):
Sky Body Tracker - Remote application

Short name: SkyBoT
IVOA Identifier: ivo://vopdc.obspm/imcce/skybot/ceaPublisher: Paris Astronomical Data Centre - IMCCEivo://vopdc.obspm/imcce[Pub. ID]
More Info: http://vo.imcce.fr/webservices/skybot
VO Compliance: Level 3: This is a well-described and VO-compliant resource.Level 2: This is a VO-compliant resource.
Status: active
Registered: 2009 Sep 15 00:00:00Z
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Description


SkyBoT is a VO service which allows to seek and identify solar system objects (planet, satellites, asteroids, comets) in any field of view at a given epoch (cone-search method). It provides also a solar system object name resolver which convert the name or the designation of solar system objects into their celestial coordinates at a given epoch (resolver method). The SkyBoT service are available through a Web interface and a Web service (SOAP+WSDL+HTTP) which implements the IVOA Simple Cone-Search protocol.

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About the Resource Providers

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Publisher: Paris Astronomical Data Centre - IMCCEivo://vopdc.obspm/imcce[Pub. ID]

Creator: J. Berthier Contributor: F. Vachier, PADC

Contact Information:
X J. Berthier / F. Vachier
Email: ov at imcce.fr
Address: Observatoire de Paris IMCCE
77 av. Denfert Rochereau
75014 Paris
FRANCE

Status of This Resource

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Version: n/a
Availability: This is an active resource.

This resource was registered on: 2009 Sep 15 00:00:00Z
This resource description was last updated on: 2017 Jan 10 00:00:00Z

What This Resource is About

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Resource Class: CeaApplication
Resource type keywords:
  • Other
Subject keywords:
  • Virtual Observatory
  • Solar System
  • Ephemerides
  • Planetary Systems
  • Asteroids
  • Comets
Intended audience or use:
  • General: This resource provides information appropriate for all users.
  • University: This resource provides information appropriate for use in university education.
  • Research: This resource provides information appropriate for supporting scientific research.
  • Amateur: This resource provides information of interest to amateur astronomers.
More Info: http://vo.imcce.fr/webservices/skybot Literature Reference: 2006ASPC..351..367B

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Developed with the support of the National Science Foundation
under Cooperative Agreement AST0122449 with the Johns Hopkins University
The NAVO project is a member of the International Virtual Observatory Alliance

This NAVO Application is hosted by the Space Telescope Science Institute

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