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Orbital Elements for Software Packages

This page lists links to orbital elements suitable for loading into various planetarium-type/sky simulation software packages. At present, the following packages are supported:

• MPC format
• SkyMap (SkyMap Software)
• Guide (Project Pluto)
• xephem (E. Downey)
• Home Planet (J. Walker)
• MyStars! (Relative Data Products)
• TheSky (Software Bisque)
• Starry Night (Sienna Software)
• Deep Space (D. S. Chandler)
• PC-TCS (D. Harvey)
• Earth Centered Universe (Nova Astronomics)
• Dance of the Planets (ARC)
• MegaStar V4.x (E.L.B. Software)
• SkyChart III (Southern Stars Software)
• Voyager II (Carina Software)
• SkyTools (CapellaSoft)
• Autostar (Meade Instruments)

Disclaimer: Mention of a particular software package does not in any way represent an endorsement of the product and/or company by the Minor Planet Center, the International Astronomical Union or any part thereof.

The software elements are also accessible from the ephemerides pages.

Please ensure you've read the note in /iau/MPCStatus.html on new downloading restrictions.

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External Observer Software/Tools

In addtion, links are provided to the following external services or software for observers:

• MPCSort application (Arkansas Sky Observatories)

Disclaimer: Mention of a particular external service or software package does not in any way represent an endorsement of the service or product and/or company by the Minor Planet Center, the International Astronomical Union or any part thereof.