ephemeris

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

From Nature • Apr. 4, 2014

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

The equation of time and the sidereal time of mean noon complete the ephemeris proper.

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

Like other publications of this sort this ephemeris has gradually increased in volume.

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

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