Re: [stellarium] Abridged summary of stellarium@googlegroups.com - 6 updates in 1 topic

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Steven Bellavia

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Sep 16, 2025, 10:31:14 AM (5 days ago) Sep 16
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Hi,

I am sure you have all seen this by now, but SWAN25B now has an official designation as 2025 R2 (SWAN) and shows up in Stellarium via MPC's observable comets.

Steve

On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM <stell...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
Andreas Vossinakis <andreas.v...@gmail.com>: Sep 15 11:06AM +0300

Tried something else and worked. I generated ephemeris from project
pluto (https://www.projectpluto.com/ephem.htm), where it generates
orbital elements too. Then I input these elements into the ...more
Greg Miller <gmi...@gregmiller.net>: Sep 14 07:14PM -0700

In the comet import process, you have the option of using a URL or a file.
I was able to take the orbital elements from Find_Orb and put them in MPC
format. You will probably need to delete it ...more
Greg Miller <gmi...@gregmiller.net>: Sep 14 02:16PM -0400

In the comet import process, you have the option of using a URL or a file.
I was able to take the orbital elements from Find_Orb and put them in MPC
format. You will probably need to delete it ...more
‫تميم التميمي (‪Tameem Altameemi‬‏)‬‎ <tame...@gmail.com>: Sep 13 05:30AM -0700

SWAN25B is a new comet been discovered recently
 
New comet SWAN25B already bright, but near sun
<https://earthsky.org/space/new-comet-swan25b-2025/>
 
 
On Saturday, 13 September 2025 at ...more
‫تميم التميمي (‪Tameem Altameemi‬‏)‬‎ <tame...@gmail.com>: Sep 15 08:33AM

Excellent, Done I think now I know how to add these manually before they get officially added to stellarium or given a proper name
 
[cid:8d1239e5-0d91-40e4-a724-2f08e54d6395] ...more
‫تميم التميمي (‪Tameem Altameemi‬‏)‬‎ <tame...@gmail.com>: Sep 15 10:21AM

Dear Greg Miller,
 
Thank you so much for the information you shared — it’s really appreciated.
 
I just wanted to confirm:
I believe there is an update on the orbit, correct? (2025 09 13.0254) ...more
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