Orbital Elements: Comets

Disclaimer: Mention here of a particular software package does not in any way represent an endorsement of the product.

The elements can be saved to your local machine by using your browser's `Save As' facility, ensuring that you select `Plain text' as the format for the saved document.

This page may be freely pointed-to from your own Web page but elements offered here are intended for your own personal use and must not be further distributed.

Elements are currently available for the following packages:

• SkyMap (SkyMap Software)
• Guide (Project Pluto)
• xephem (E. Downey)
• Home Planet (J. Walker)
• MyStars! (Relative Data Products)
• TheSky (Software Bisque)
• Starry Night (SiennaSoft)
• Deep Space (D. Chandler)
• PC-TCS (D. Harvey)
• Earth Centered Universe (Nova Astronomics)
• Dance of the Planets (ARC)
• MegaStar V4.x (E.L.B. Software)
• SkyChart 2000.0 (Southern Stars Software)
• Voyager II (Carina Software)
• SkyTools (CapellaSoft)

Data for further packages will be added when data on the proprietary formats used for the storage of orbital elements is made available by the software authors. Software authors (only) may use this feedback form to report full details on the formats and sample lines. Alternatively, this information may be e-mailed to gwilliams@cfa.harvard.edu.

Disclaimer: CBAT/MPC reserve the right not to include data for a particular software package.

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