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Mercury Ephemeris, Heliocentric Trajectories, Heliographic, Heliographic Inertial, and Solar Ecliptic Coordinates, HelioWeb, Daily Data has been deprecated.

The record with the identifier https://spase-metadata.org/NASA/NumericalData/Planet/Mercury/HelioWeb/Ephemeris/P1D was substituted by another version.

ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Planet/Mercury/HelioWeb/Ephemeris/P1D

Description

Planet Mercury Heliocentric orbit in Heliographic Inertial, Heliographic rotating, and Solar Ecliptic coordinates at a daily cadence. For coordinate definitions see https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/coor_des.html.

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Version:2.7.1

Status:Deprecated

MetadataRightsList

Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available SPASE metadata descriptions

Version:2.7.1

Status:Deprecated

NumericalData

ResourceID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Planet/Mercury/HelioWeb/Ephemeris/P1D
NamingAuthority
NASA
ResourceType
NumericalData
ResourceHeader
ResourceName
Mercury Ephemeris, Heliocentric Trajectories, Heliographic, Heliographic Inertial, and Solar Ecliptic Coordinates, HelioWeb, Daily Data
ReleaseDate
2026-02-02 13:24:34Z
RevisionHistory
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2021-04-27 15:38:11Z
Note
Only known prior ReleaseDate of the metadata
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-08-05 13:12:22Z
Note
Added ObservedRegion(s). Changed http to https in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Fixed version number separator in top-level schemaLocation attribute. Matched version number in schemaLocation attribute to value in Version tag. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2025-12-04 13:30:57Z
Note
Added MetadataRightsList and RightsList(s). Added ResourceType and NamingAuthority. Updated to 2.7.1. ZCB
RevisionEvent
ReleaseDate
2026-02-02 13:24:34Z
Note
Fixed outdated Parameter units. Condensed existing description. Added 'Deprecated' Status. Added 'SupersededBy' Association. ZCB
Description

Planet Mercury Heliocentric orbit in Heliographic Inertial, Heliographic rotating, and Solar Ecliptic coordinates at a daily cadence. For coordinate definitions see https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/coor_des.html.

Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge N.E. Papitashvili for use of the Data
Contacts
RolePersonStartDateStopDateNote
1.GeneralContactspase://SMWG/Person/Natalia.E.Papitashvili
2.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Robert.M.Candey
3.MetadataContactspase://SMWG/Person/Lee.Frost.Bargatze
InformationURL
Name
Heliocentric Trajectories HelioWeb Data Service, NASA GSFC
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/heli.html
Description

Heliocentric trajectories for selected spacecraft, planets, and comets, HelioWeb data service, hosted by NASA GSFC

InformationURL
Name
Heliocentric Trajectories HelioWeb Data Service Usage Instructions, NASA GSFC
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/about_helioweb.html
Description

Instructions for using the Heliocentric Trajectories HelioWeb data service, hosted by NASA GSFC

InformationURL
Name
Heliocentric Trajectories HelioWeb Data Service Usage via CURL or WGET Commands, NASA GSFC
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/helioweb_command_line_sample.txt
Description

Instructions for using the Heliocentric Trajectories HelioWeb data service via CURL or WGET commands, hosted by NASA GSFC

InformationURL
Name
HG, HGI, and SE Coordinate System Definitions, NASA GSFC
URL
https://omniweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/coho/helios/coor_des.html
Description

Definitions for the Heliographic, HG, Heliographic Inertial, HGI, and Solar Ecliptic, SE, Coordinate Systems, hosted by NASA GSFC

InformationURL
Name
Satellite Situation Center (SSCWeb) System and Services, NASA GSFC
URL
https://sscweb.gsfc.nasa.gov
Description

Satellite Situation Center (SSCWeb) web page offering a variety of services that provide access to orbit trajectory graphics and listings, hosted by NASA GSFC

InformationURL
Name
HORIZONS Web Interface, NASA JPL
URL
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi
Description

HORIZONS Web Interface, a web page that provides limited access to the JPL HORIZONS system which can be used to generate ephemerides for solar system bodies

Association
AssociationID
spase://NASA/NumericalData/Planet/Mercury/HelioWeb/Ephemeris/PT1H
AssociationType
SupersededBy
Note
The current resource description has been replaced by the SPASE record listed above.
PriorIDs
spase://VSPO/NumericalData/Planet/Mercury/HelioWeb/Ephemeris/P1D
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
FTPS from SPDF (not with most browsers)
URL
ftps://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/planet_and_comet_positions/helio1day/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via ftp from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
HTTPS from SPDF
URL
https://spdf.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/data/planet_and_comet_positions/helio1day/
Description

Access to Data in CDF Format via http from SPDF

AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/eval2.cgi?dataset=MERCURY_HELIO1DAY_POSITION&index=sp_phys
ProductKey
MERCURY_HELIO1DAY_POSITION
Description

Access to ASCII, CDF, and Plots via NASA/GSFC CDAWeb

Format
CDF
Encoding
None
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge N.E. Papitashvili. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
AccessInformation
RepositoryID
spase://SMWG/Repository/NASA/GSFC/SPDF
Availability
Online
AccessRights
Open
RightsList
Rights
SchemeURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/
RightsIdentifierScheme
SPDX
RightsIdentifier
CC0-1.0
RightsURI
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC0-1.0.html
RightsName
Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Note
CC0 1.0 Universal is the Creative Commons license applicable to all publicly available NASA Heliophysics data products
AccessURL
Name
CDAWeb HAPI Server
URL
https://cdaweb.gsfc.nasa.gov/hapi
Style
HAPI
ProductKey
MERCURY_HELIO1DAY_POSITION
Description

Web Service to this product using the HAPI interface.

Format
CSV
Acknowledgement
Please acknowledge N.E. Papitashvili. Please acknowledge the Data Providers and CDAWeb when using these Data.
ProcessingLevel
Calibrated
MeasurementType
Ephemeris
TemporalDescription
TimeSpan
StartDate
1965-01-01 00:00:00.000
StopDate
2030-12-31 00:00:00.000
Cadence
P1D
ObservedRegion
Mercury
Parameter #1
Name
Epoch Time
ParameterKey
Epoch
Description

Epoch Time, beginning of interval

Caveats
This Parameter exhibits an increasing Monotonic Progression
Cadence
P1D
Units
ms
UnitsConversion
1.0e-3>s
RenderingHints
AxisLabel
Epoch
ValueFormat
E14.8
ScaleMin
6.2987652219904e+13
ScaleMax
6.3745034619904e+13
ScaleType
LinearScale
ValidMin
01-Jan-1996 00:00:00.000
ValidMax
01-Jan-2020 00:00:00.000
FillValue
31-Dec-9999 23:59:59.999
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #2
Name
Mercury Position, Heliocentric Radial Distance
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
RAD_AU
Description

Mercury Position, Heliocentric Radial Distance

Cadence
P1D
Units
AU
UnitsConversion
1.495978706961e11>m
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
RAD_AU
ValueFormat
F8.2
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
1000.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
SupportQuantity
Temporal
Parameter #3
Name
Mercury Position, Latitude, Solar Ecliptic Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
SE_LAT
Description

Mercury Position, Latitude, Solar Ecliptic, SE, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
SE
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
SE_LAT
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
-90.0
ValidMax
90.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #4
Name
Mercury Position, Longitude, Solar Ecliptic Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
SE_LON
Description

Mercury Position, Longitude, Solar Ecliptic, SE, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
SE
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
SE_LON
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
360.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #5
Name
Mercury Position, Latitude, Heliographic Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
HG_LAT
Description

Mercury Position, Latitude, Heliographic, HG, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HG
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
HG_LAT
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
-90.0
ValidMax
90.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #6
Name
Mercury Position, Longitude, Heliographic Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
HG_LON
Description

Mercury Position, Longitude, Heliographic, HG, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HG
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
HG_LON
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
360.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #7
Name
Mercury Position, Latitude, Heliographic Inertial Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
HGI_LAT
Description

Mercury Position, Latitude, Heliographic Inertial, HGI, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
HGI_LAT
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
-90.0
ValidMax
90.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.ElevationAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional
Parameter #8
Name
Mercury Position, Longitude, Heliographic Inertial Coordinates
Set
Time Series defined by using: EPOCH
ParameterKey
HGI_LON
Description

Mercury Position, Longitude, Heliographic Inertial, HGI, Spherical Coordinates

Cadence
P1D
Units
°
UnitsConversion
0.0174532925>rad
CoordinateSystem
CoordinateRepresentation
Spherical
CoordinateSystemName
HGI
RenderingHints
DisplayType
TimeSeries
AxisLabel
HGI_LON
ValueFormat
F8.1
ValidMin
0.0
ValidMax
360.0
FillValue
-1.0e+31
Support
Qualifier
DirectionAngle.AzimuthAngle
Qualifier
Scalar
SupportQuantity
Positional