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Heliocentric Ephemeris Study

A heliocentric ephemeris study generates the positions of the celestial bodies you select as seen from the center of the Sun, over a date range and at the interval you choose. The bodies a heliocentric study offers differ from the other study types, and include the Earth.

A completed heliocentric ephemeris study with its ephemeris table populated with generated positions.

Building a Heliocentric Ephemeris​

To build and generate a heliocentric ephemeris:

  1. Create the study from Ephemerides → Heliocentric Ephemeris, or its toolbar button.
  2. Set the study's ephemeris settings, including the required location.
  3. Set the date range and interval.
  4. Choose the bodies and metrics to include.
  5. Click the Run button to generate the ephemeris.

The positions appear in the ephemeris table, one row per interval step.

A configured heliocentric ephemeris study before generation, showing the ephemeris settings, date range, bodies and metrics.