Solex (software)
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 SOLEX interface | |
| Developer(s) | Aldo Vitagliano |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2003 |
| Stable release | |
| Written in | BASIC |
| Operating system | Windows |
| Platform | PC |
| Size | 78.7 MB |
| License | Free-software license |
| Website | www |
SOLEX is a free computer application that calculates and displays the positions and dynamics of bodies that are part of the Solar System. It was developed by Aldo Vitagliano, a professor of inorganic chemistry at the Federico II University of Naples.
SOLEX can generate ephemeris of Solar System objects, including planets and asteroids. It is capable of predicting their positions several millennia into the past and future, maintaining an accuracy equal to the JPL Horizons On-Line Ephemeris System and the US Navy's Astronomical Almanac.[3] The software is bundled with the EXORB program that can determine the orbits of asteroids, comets and satellites, based on observation data as provided by the Minor Planet Center or NEODyS.[4] The program can be used for asteroid impact prediction.[3]
Programming
[edit]As of 2008[update], the program was written in BASIC for the PowerBASIC Console Compiler 3.0.[5]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ Vitagliano, Aldo (2 February 2025). "Solex123.exe". Retrieved 20 February 2025. (Download link)
- ^ Vitagliano, Aldo (30 November 2019). "SOLEX & EXORB Orbits handling & determination software". Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ a b Vitagliano, Aldo (March 2018). "SOLEX 12.1 User Manual and Technical Notes" (PDF). solexorb.it. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Vitagliano, Aldo (March 2018). "EXORB, a program for determining orbital elements from observational data - Release 8.1 for Windows" (PDF). solexorb.it. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "What is SOLEX and what does SOLEX do?". solexorb.it. June 2008.