objID_to_ssObjectID¶
- lsst.ap.association.objID_to_ssObjectID(objID, flags=0)¶
Convert from Minor Planet Center packed provisional object ID to Rubin ssObjectID.
- Parameters:
- objID
str Minor Planet Center packed provisional designation for a small solar system object. Must be fewer than eight characters.
- flags
int, optional Eight free bits to enable future decoupling between Minor Planet Center and Rubin. Zero by default, should not be changed unless we need to move away from a 1:1 mapping with the MPC. Must be within [0, 255].
- objID
- Returns:
- ssObjectID
int Rubin ssObjectID
- ssObjectID
- Raises:
- ValueError
Raised if either objID is longer than 7 characters or flags is greater than 255 or less than 0.