ephemeris

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This is the offset to apply to Chariklo’s ephemeris to fit the observations.

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

Since it is noon at some point of the earth all the time, it follows that such an ephemeris will always be referred to noon at some meridian.

From Side-Lights on Astronomy and Kindred Fields of Popular Science by Newcomb, Simon

And now not only is it slightly off course, but so is every ephemeris printed on Mert.

From Conquest Over Time by Shaara, Michael

In some, however, the original plural is not so formed; but is made by changing is to ~ides; as, aphis, aphides; apsis, apsides; ascaris, ascarides; bolis, bolides; cantharis, cantharides; chrysalis, chrysalides; ephemeris, ephemerides; epidermis, epidermides.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold

Gauss published an approximate ephemeris of probable positions when the planet should emerge from the sun’s light.

From History of Astronomy by Forbes, George