Ephemeris Service
Ephemeris Service
If you need to find the co-ordinates to find a recently discovered comet or a faint and elusive asteroid you need an Ephemeris Service. The Minor Planet Service is your tool for generating and Ephemeris Service is an essential part of your planning for your observing objective. That and a rudimentary understanding of the terminology used in the data provided, Your location in Latitude and Longitude and elevation. All this is important to generating an accurate table of positions. Especially if the object is close to the Earth.
The link that we have provided allows you to do this. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/MPEph/MPEph.html
Bulletins of recent discoveries are provided and the website also provides the information you need to report if you discover something.
Be part of the Science.