CRP-News

Discovery table updated

Thu, 5 Jan 2012 18:41:01 +0100

The database for the discovery circumstances (publicly available at Minor Planet Center/IAU) has been updated. It now contain more than 300 000 data about the discovery dates, discoverers, observatories, designations, number and names of all curr...

Wap-Site back online

Sun, 29 May 2011 16:27:14 +0200

I just fixed the wrong links in the wap-portal due to an expired domain. Old domain was: wap.centaurs.info Please delete those bookmarks in your cell's browser and use the main domain now: http://wap.kentauren.info All services are back ...

Remodelling the site from frames to iframes

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 22:16:45 +0200

I remodelled the dynamic site mechanism from frames to iframes mode, which is a bit faster and more compatible to modern browsers. Therefore compatibility issues with both IE9 and Firefox 4 has been resolved. JavaScript and cookies are still neces...

3 new TNO/SDOs

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 18:14:45 +0200

I have added the very special transneptunian minor planet and "prototype" 1992 QB1 to the new special Centaur/SDO-ephemeris tool. This was the very first transplutnian/transneptunian minor planet discovered of all hundreds later (in August 1992) ...

Database for discovery circumstances updated

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 00:48:16 +0200

I have updated the database for the asteroids/minor planets discovery circumstances used within the 3d-orbit plot tool. Now the discoverer & discovery data for more than 269 000 solar system objects are included, previously there were 170000. Sou...

Another new interesting ephemeris tool for new objects

Sun, 3 Apr 2011 00:39:16 +0200

I have created another new ephemeris database tool for 14 very special Centaurs, SDOs and transneptunian objects including Sedna, Orcus, Logos... Time range is 1650-2050 in UT, very precise computation using astorb-database osculating elements by...

New ephemeris tool for five special asteroids related to Fukushima

Sun, 27 Mar 2011 18:12:44 +0200

I've added a new high-precision ephemeris tool for the five special asteroids related to Fukushima: Fukushima Hiroshima Nagasaki Tokio Hybris Time-range is 1850-2050, times are always given in UT 5 special asteroids ephemeris tool rel...

Minor bug fixes, higher precision, new widget

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:55:19 +0100

I fixed a minor bug fix when a planet, asteroid or Centaur is retrograde, interpolation of ephemeris positions were wrong and the 'r' for retrograde motionw as not displayed in many ephemeris tables. At the same time a slightly higher precision ...

Twitter-services update

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 14:57:14 +0100

I have published a webpage explaining the new astrological and astronomical twitter services: astrologyservices on twitter.

New Twitter-service

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:38:55 +0100

I've created a twitter service which provides current and precise ecliptical/zodiacal positions of the actual ascendant and midheaven (Medium Coeli) for currently 16 major cities around the global. The service updates the calculations every 30 min...