HS-ANET: Star Spectral Type Enhanced Astrometric Calibration for Hyper Spectral Space Imaging
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| author | Phan, Kevin Mitchell, William Chaparro, David De Alba, Enrique Gazak, J. Zachary |
| author_facet | Phan, Kevin Mitchell, William Chaparro, David De Alba, Enrique Gazak, J. Zachary |
| contents | Traditional lost-in-space algorithms, such as those implemented in astrometry.net, solve for spacecraft orientation by matching observed star fields to celestial catalogs using geometric asterisms alone. In this work, we propose a novel extension to astrometry.net that incorporates stellar spectral type, which is derived from hyperspectral imagery, into the matching process. By adding this spectral dimension to each star detection, we constrain the search space and improve match specificity, enabling successful astrometric solutions with significantly fewer stars. Our modified pipeline demonstrates improved fit rates and reduced failure cases in cluttered or ambiguous star fields, which is especially critical for autonomous space situational awareness and traffic management. Our results suggest that modest spectral resolution, when incorporated into existing geometric frameworks, can dramatically improve robustness and efficiency in onboard star identification systems. |
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| spellingShingle | HS-ANET: Star Spectral Type Enhanced Astrometric Calibration for Hyper Spectral Space Imaging Phan, Kevin Mitchell, William Chaparro, David De Alba, Enrique Gazak, J. Zachary Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics Traditional lost-in-space algorithms, such as those implemented in astrometry.net, solve for spacecraft orientation by matching observed star fields to celestial catalogs using geometric asterisms alone. In this work, we propose a novel extension to astrometry.net that incorporates stellar spectral type, which is derived from hyperspectral imagery, into the matching process. By adding this spectral dimension to each star detection, we constrain the search space and improve match specificity, enabling successful astrometric solutions with significantly fewer stars. Our modified pipeline demonstrates improved fit rates and reduced failure cases in cluttered or ambiguous star fields, which is especially critical for autonomous space situational awareness and traffic management. Our results suggest that modest spectral resolution, when incorporated into existing geometric frameworks, can dramatically improve robustness and efficiency in onboard star identification systems. |
| title | HS-ANET: Star Spectral Type Enhanced Astrometric Calibration for Hyper Spectral Space Imaging |
| topic | Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25987 |