This product contains high-resolution (0.1 s) magnetic field data for intervals of the closest approach of the Vega 2 spacecraft to Halley comet. Magnetic field and position data are in the cometocentric solar ecliptic (CSE) coordinate system. CSE coordinate system for the spacecraft position: * Origin is at comet position, x-axis from comet to the Sun, z-axis to ecliptic northpole. * The (x,y)-plane is parallel to the ecliptic plane. CSE coordinate system for the magnetic field data: * Axes are parallel to the CSE system for the position. * This coordinate system is valid only for very short time, about 4 hours around the closest approach of the spacecraft to the comet, since for a larger angular distance of the spacecraft from the comet, the direction to the Sun from both objects will be different.
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This product contains high-resolution (0.1 s) magnetic field data for intervals of the closest approach of the Vega 2 spacecraft to Halley comet. Magnetic field and position data are in the cometocentric solar ecliptic (CSE) coordinate system. CSE coordinate system for the spacecraft position: * Origin is at comet position, x-axis from comet to the Sun, z-axis to ecliptic northpole. * The (x,y)-plane is parallel to the ecliptic plane. CSE coordinate system for the magnetic field data: * Axes are parallel to the CSE system for the position. * This coordinate system is valid only for very short time, about 4 hours around the closest approach of the spacecraft to the comet, since for a larger angular distance of the spacecraft from the comet, the direction to the Sun from both objects will be different.
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FTP access to Vega mission data at NSSDC.
In CDF via HTTP from SPDF
Time of observation (year)
Time of observation (month of year)
Time of observation (day of month)
Time of observation (hour of day)
Time of observation (minute)
Time of observation (second)
Magnetic field X in CSE coordinate system
Magnetic field By component in CSE coordinate system
Magnetic field Bz component in CSE coordinate system
Magnetic field magnitude, nT
X component of spacecraft position in CSE coordinates (Cometocentric ecliptic coordinate system)
Y component of spacecraft position in CSE coordinates (Cometocentric ecliptic coordinate system)
Z component of spacecraft position in CSE coordinates (Cometocentric ecliptic coordinate system)
Distance between spacecraft and Halley comet, km