ephemeris

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

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

In one direction, however, our ephemeris will hereafter be far ahead of all others.

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

For instance, under the entry newspaper occurs the attractive word ephemeris.

From Public Speaking by Stratton, Clarence

When our ephemeris was first commenced, the corrections applied to existing tables rendered it more accurate than any other.

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

One of the purposes of any ephemeris, and especially of that of the navigators, is to give the position of the heavenly bodies at equidistant intervals of time, usually one day.

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