NASA JPL Development Ephemerides (DE430)

DE430 spans from 1549-12-21 to 2650-01-25 and is based on the International Celestial Reference Frame (version 2.0).

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The JPL planetary ephemerides are saved as files of Chebyshev polynomials fit to the Cartesian positions and velocities of the planets, the Sun, and the Moon, typically in 32-day intervals. The positions are integrated in astronomical units (au), but with polynomials stored in units of kilometers.
References:
Folkner, W. M., et al. (2014). The planetary and lunar ephemerides DE430 and DE431.

Cite As

Meysam Mahooti (2026). NASA JPL Development Ephemerides (DE430) (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/60504-nasa-jpl-development-ephemerides-de430), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
2.0.0

It was revised on November 23, 2024.

1.1.1.0

The DE430 full matrix is added.

1.1.0.0

test_JPL430eph.m is modified.

1.0.0.1

Title is changed.

1.0.0.0

for i=1:2285
if (PC(i,1)<=JD && JD<=PC(i,2))
PCtemp = PC(i,:);
end
end
is replaced by i = find(PC(:,1)<=JD & JD<=PC(:,2),1,'first'); in JPL_Eph_DE430.m and description sub-folder is added.