function rrd = jpleph_mice (et, ntarg, ncent)

% reads the jpl planetary ephemeris and gives the position and velocity
% of the point 'ntarg' with respect to point 'ncent' using MICE routines

% input

%   et    = TDB julian date at which interpolation is wanted

%   ntarg = integer number of 'target' point

%   ncent = integer number of center point

%   the numbering convention for 'ntarg' and 'ncent' is:

%        1 = mercury           8 = neptune
%        2 = venus             9 = pluto
%        3 = earth            10 = moon
%        4 = mars             11 = sun
%        5 = jupiter
%        6 = saturn
%        7 = uranus

% output

%   rrd = output 6-word array containing position and velocity
%         of point 'ntarg' relative to 'ncent'. the units are
%         determined by the value of km passed via global.

% global

%   iephem  = initialization flag (1 = initialize)
%   ephname = name of ephemeris binary data file (de436.bsp, etc.)
%   km      = state vector units flag (1 = km & km/sec, 0 = au & au/day)
%   au      = numerical value of astronomical unit (kilometers)

% Orbital Mechanics with Matlab

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global iephem ephname km au

if (iephem == 1)

    % load binary ephemeris data file

    go_dir = Core.getGlobalConfig().getLocalStorageDir();
    cspice_furnsh(fullfile(go_dir, ephname));

    % reset initialization flag

    iephem = 0;

end

% set name of target body

switch ntarg

    case (1)

        targ = 'mercury';

    case (2)

        targ = 'venus';

    case (3)

        targ = 'earth';

    case (4)

        targ = 'mars';

    case(5)

        targ = 'jupiter';

    case (6)

        targ = 'saturn';

    case (7)

        targ = 'neptune';

    case (8)

        targ = 'uranus';

    case (9)

        targ = 'pluto';

    case (10)

        targ = 'moon';

    case (11)

        targ = 'sun';

end

% set name of central body

switch ncent

    case (1)

        obs = 'mercury';

    case (2)

        obs = 'venus';

    case (3)

        obs = 'earth';

    case (4)

        obs = 'mars';

    case (5)

        obs = 'jupiter';

    case (6)

        obs = 'saturn';

    case (7)

        obs = 'neptune';

    case (8)

        obs = 'uranus';

    case (9)

        obs = 'pluto';

    case (10)

        obs = 'moon';

    case (11)

        obs = 'sun';

end

% compute time, expressed as TDB seconds past J2000 TDB (2451545.0)

etime = 86400.0d0 * (et - 2451545.0d0);

% compute position and velocity vectors in eme2000 system (no corrections)

starg = mice_spkezr(targ, etime, 'J2000', 'NONE', obs);

% provide output in user-requested units

if (km == 1)

    % state is kilometers and kilometers/second

    rrd = starg.state;

else

    % state is au's and au's/day

    rrd(1:3) = starg.state(1:3) / au;

    rrd(4:6) = 86400.0 * starg.state(4:6) / au;

    rrd = rrd';

end





