OrbitLoader Conversion Tool
Part I:
Load MPCORB-Format Orbits
Select
mpc_fmt.txt
file:
Select
mpcorb.dat
file:
Trim data to
lines.
Ignore residuals over
arcsec.
MPCORB-Format Orbital Parameters:
Packed | Abs |Slope|Packd| Mean | Arg. of | Ascending| Inclin- | Eccen- |Mean Daily | Semimajor | | Refer- | Num |Num| Observed|Resi| Pert- | Computed |Hex-| | Last Desig. | Mag |Param|Epoch| Anomaly |Perihelion| Node | ation | tricity | Motion | Axis |UP| ence | Obs |Opp| Arc |dual| urbers| By |Flag| Readable Designation | Obs. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- Use the 'Browse...' or 'Choose File' buttons above to select your mpc_fmt.txt & mpcorb.dat files. - Then click the 'Load...' button to upload the contents of those contents of those files into this text box. (If this takes more than a few seconds, then something's wrong. Hit your browser's Stop button and then click 'Load...' again.)
Part II:
Convert to Other Formats
For Starry Night:
For OrbitMaster:
For DigitalSky:
Boost brightness? Select one...
Boost brightness by 5 mags
Boost brightness by 4 mags
Boost brightness by 3 mags
Boost brightness by 2 mags
Boost brightness by 1 mags
Do not boost brightness!
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ASTORB-Format Orbital Parameters:
Record| Name or | Computed | Abs |Slope| |Diam.| | | Arc | Num| | Mean | Arg. of |Ascending| Inclin- | Eccen- | Semimajor | Date |Current Ephem Uncertainty| Next Peak | Greatest Peak | Next Greatest Number| Designation | By | Mag |Param| B-V|(km) |Type| Six Integer Codes | (d) | Obs| Epoch | Anomaly |Perihelion| Node | ation | tricity | Axis |Computed| Value | Rate | Date | Uncertainty | Uncertainty | Peak Uncert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- After loading your MPCORB-format data above, click the "Convert..." button to fill this text box with the converted ASTORB-format data. - Then click the "Save as..." button below to save the results as a text file compatible with the Starry Night software. NOTE: Some browsers automatically save all files to a common Downloads folder. - Make sure the file name doesn't change (e.g., "Asteroids(1).txt"), or Starry Night won't be able to read the file!
or
OrbitMaster-Format Orbital Parameters:
or
DigitalSky-Format Orbital Parameters:
Load/Unload Button Script:
Show/Hide Button Script:
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