Astrometric observations of any of the following objects should be sent directly to mpc@cfa.harvard.edu. Updated orbits will be available automatically through this page.
Display ephemerides or summary
The following objects are available:
2000 WT168
2001 CC21
2001 DO47
2000 XL44
2001 CK32
1950 DA
2001 DU8
1998 SF36
2000 XG47
2000 YQ29
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By default, ephemerides are geocentric, begin now and are for 20 days at 1 day intervals. The desired start date for the ephemeris should be entered in YYYY MM DD format, e.g., 1998 July 19 = 1998 07 19. Note that these ephemerides are intended to assist current observations only.
Start date for ephemerides: Number of dates to output
Ephemeris interval: Ephemeris units: days hours
Observatory code:
Display motions as: "/min "/hr °/day
Total motion and direction Separate R.A. and Decl. motions
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If you select MPC format the elements will be displayed with the ephemerides. If you select any format other than MPC format only the elements are returned. In such cases your browser should download the elements file and save it to your local disk.
The time-scale of the supplied ephemerides is strictly TT (Terrestrial Time). For practical purposes the difference between TT and UT (Universal Time), currently a little over 1 minute, may be ignored.
If you desire a topocentric ephemeris, enter your observatory code in the appropriate box. As an aide-mémoire, the packed form of the object's designation (as used on the astrometric observation record) is displayed immediately above the ephemeris.
This service utilises the Minor Planet Ephemeris Service, courtesty of the IAU's Minor Planet Center. It has been made possible by Process Software Corporation, and their excellent VMS Web server, Purveyor.