Usage of the standard solar system (astronomical) symbols Note: this is a follow-up question based on answers I've received in TeX SE on Packages for standard solar system (astronomical) symbols on the off-chance that some here may have actual hands-on experience with both TeX and these astronomical symbols.


Recently, I have been looking for specific LaTeX packages for generating the following symbols of the solar system.

Photo source: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/680/solar-system-symbols/
I have tried using the packages mathabx and wasysym. But I have found that they both have some issues and I need to use both of them to generate the above symbols. I have discussed it on TeX SE here and got this solution:
\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} 

\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb} 

% wasysym redefinitions
\newcommand*{\wasyfamily}{\fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{wasy}\selectfont}
\newcommand*{\astrosun}{{\odot}}
\newcommand*{\mercury}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char39}}}
\newcommand*{\venus}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char25}}}
\newcommand*{\earth}{{\oplus}}
\newcommand*{\mars}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char26}}}
\newcommand*{\jupiter}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char88}}}
\newcommand*{\saturn}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char89}}}
\newcommand*{\uranus}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char90}}}
\newcommand*{\neptune}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char91}}}
\newcommand*{\pluto}{{\text{\wasyfamily\char92}}}

% mathabx definitions
\newcommand*{\mathabxbfamily}{\fontencoding{U}\fontfamily{mathb}\selectfont}
\DeclareFontFamily{U}{mathb}{\hyphenchar\font45}
\DeclareFontShape{U}{mathb}{m}{n}{
      &lt;5&gt; &lt;6&gt; &lt;7&gt; &lt;8&gt; &lt;9&gt; &lt;10&gt; gen * mathb
      &lt;10.95&gt; mathb10 &lt;12&gt; &lt;14.4&gt; &lt;17.28&gt; &lt;20.74&gt; &lt;24.88&gt; mathb12
      }{}
\newcommand*{\Sun}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;40}}}
\newcommand*{\Mercury}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;41}}}
\newcommand*{\Venus}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;42}}}
\newcommand*{\Earth}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;43}}}
\newcommand*{\Mars}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;44}}}
\newcommand*{\Jupiter}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;45}}}
\newcommand*{\Saturn}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;46}}}
\newcommand*{\Uranus}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;47}}}
\newcommand*{\Neptune}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;48}}}
\newcommand*{\Pluto}{{\text{\mathabxbfamily\char&quot;49}}}

\newcommand*{\astrosymbolsA}{\Sun\Mercury\Venus\Earth\Mars\Jupiter\Saturn\Uranus\Neptune\Pluto}

\newcommand*{\astrosymbolsB}{\astrosun\mercury\venus\earth\mars\jupiter\saturn\uranus\neptune\pluto}

\newcommand*{\astrosymbolsC}{\Sun\Mercury\Venus\Earth\Mars\jupiter\saturn\Uranus\Neptune\pluto}

\begin{document}
\begin{align*}
   \text{mathabx: } \astrosymbolsA \\ 
   \text{wasysym: } \astrosymbolsB
\end{align*}
Taking \jupiter, \saturn, \pluto  \, from `wasysym' and others from `mathabx': 
\begin{align*}
        \Sun\Mercury\Venus\Earth\Mars\jupiter\saturn\Uranus\Neptune\pluto
\end{align*}

\end{document}


Still, they don't exactly match the symbols of the first photo.
I guess the MWE of LaTeX codes is related to TeX SE. But I have not found any better way to cross-advertise questions of interest in multiple topics. That's why I share the codes here too.
Here in Astronomy SE, I want to know how these symbols are used in the astronomy communities/academia.

How is the frequency of using them in the technical/research publication?
How do publishers handle them when submitting articles?
Do they use any other dedicated/updated LaTeX packages available for generating these symbols?
As Anders Sandberg wrote, the Sun, Earth, and Jupiter symbols are used for putting things in context, for example M☉ for solar masses or M⊕ for Earth masses. However, the astronomical community has stopped using the other symbols early in the twentieth century. Astrologers still use them, but not astronomers.