ephemeris
table of values that gives the positions of astronomical objects in the sky at a given time or times
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ephemeris
Summary
ephemeris ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- ephemeris is a type of table[2].
- ephemeris is a type of calendar[3].
- ephemeris's Commons category is recorded as Ephemeris[4].
- ephemeris comprises right ascension[5].
- ephemeris comprises declination[6].
- ephemeris comprises time[7].
- ephemeris comprises orbital elements[8].
- ephemeris's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ephemeris[9].
- ephemeris's Commons gallery is recorded as Ephemeris[10].
- ephemeris's facet of is recorded as astrometry[11].
- ephemeris's facet of is recorded as celestial navigation[12].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Yuzhakov Big Encyclopedia[17].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20].
- ephemeris's described by source is recorded as Small Soviet Encyclopedia[21].
- ephemeris's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded subclass of include table[2] and calendar[3].
Use and Application
Components include right ascension[5]; declination[6]; time[7], a scalar quantity[23]; and orbital elements[8].
Why It Matters
ephemeris ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,357 views/month).[1] ephemeris has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] ephemeris is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]