DEPRECATED; see :func:`~skyfield.data.hipparcos.load_dataframe() instead.

def parse(line):
    "DEPRECATED; see :func:`~skyfield.data.hipparcos.load_dataframe() instead."
    # See ftp://cdsarc.u-strasbg.fr/cats/I/239/ReadMe
    star = Star(
        ra=Angle(degrees=float(line[51:63])),
        dec=Angle(degrees=float(line[64:76])),
        ra_mas_per_year=float(line[87:95]),
        dec_mas_per_year=float(line[96:104]),
        parallax_mas=float(line[79:86]),
        names=[('HIP', int(line[8:14]))],
        )
    star._position_au += star._velocity_au_per_d * days
    distance, dec, ra = to_polar(star._position_au)
    star.ra = Angle(radians=ra, preference='hours')
    star.dec = Angle(radians=dec)
    return star