XEphemdbd Sky Request

Retrieve celestial objects in any region of the sky. Fill in the form below then press Submit.

Set basic processing options:

Columnar text format
ephem.edb format
Geocentric
Topocentric (Requires Lat/Long/Elev, below)
Astrometric precessed to 2000
Apparent @ EOD (Requires Lat/Long/Elev, below)

Select desired object types:

Major planets
Minor planets and comets
Bright stars
Deep sky objects
PPM, HD, SAO stars
GSC stars

Set Date and Time (UTC):

To indicate the current time, set the date to Now and leave the time blank

Date, M D Y
Time, H M S

Set Center (J2000) and Size of field:

RA, H M S.S
Dec, (-)D M S
Size, degrees
Limiting magnitude

Set Location, if requesting topocentric or apparent coordinates:

Latitude, (-)D M S, +North
Longitude, (-)D M S, +East
Elevation, m above sea level

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