# precovery

> process of finding the image of an object in images or photographic plates predating its discovery, typically for the purpose of calculating a more accurate orbit

**Wikidata**: [Q1463544](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1463544)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precovery)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/precovery


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013