I wanted to calculate the position of planets in the solar system for a specific date in my past.
NASA’s Horizons System was the solution. Here is the setup for my future reference.
- Ephemeris Type: Vector Table
- Target Body: planet
- Coordinate Centre: Solar System Barycentre (SSB) [500]
- Time Specification: single day range
- Table Settings: defaults
I then used the X/Y coordinates plugged into a script which graphed the locations for me.
