astropy / astropy/astroquery

jplhorizons remove deprecated columns in the code

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Description

There are a few deprecated columns that are no longer being queried, but remaining in the ``__init__.py``:

https://github.com/astropy/astroquery/blob/9387c450137dd6ed0f9c2c96df4abfcf201059a8/astroquery/jplhorizons/__init__.py#L104-L113

I think it is safe to remove those lines because the HORIZONS no longer returns such columns...?

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start in astroquery/jplhorizons/__init__.py at the linked lines 104–113 and verify which columns are deprecated and no longer returned by HORIZONS. Remove only the obsolete column definitions, then run the relevant jplhorizons tests or checks to confirm current responses and behavior remain valid.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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