Here are several scripts to convert various catalog files into xephem
format. Contact the author if you need one or have one.

tle2edb.pl is a perl script for converting the NASA "2-line" earth satellite
format into XEphem format; see the Help on Credits from the Main menu for how
to get timely shuttle and Space Station elements in this format.

jost2edb.awk is for converting the elements that are included near the end of
occasional comets ephemerides posted to sci.astro by Jost Jahn.

mpcorb2edb.pl is a perl script to convert the file of asteroid elements 
updated daily by the Minor Planet Center. Actually, the script generates two
files: those which can ever get brighter than a certain limit, and all others.
Get the latest file from ftp://cfa-ftp.harvard.edu/pub/MPCORB/MPCORB.DAT and
read their byline at the front of the file.

extract.awk is an interesting script which tries to figure out the format
of a comet posting on usenet and convert whatever it finds to xephem format.
Contributed by Pawel Jochym.

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