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XEphem is a Motif based ephemeris and planetarium program for Unix-like operating systems developed by Elwood C. Downey.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XEphem | Developer | Elwood C. Downey | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | License | MIT License | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Operating system | Unix-like | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Release | 1990; 36 years ago (1990) | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Repository | github.com/XEphem/XEphem | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Stable release | 4.3.0 / March 6, 2026; 5 months ago (2026-03-06) | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Type | Planetarium software | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Website | github.com/XEphem/XEphem | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | Written in | C and Motif | 1.00 | infobox |
| XEphem | is a | Motif based ephemeris and planetarium program for Unix-like operating systems developed by Elwood C | 0.90 | text |
| XEphem | is a | client for Internet data sources such as the Digitized Sky Survey | 0.90 | text |
| the Digitized Sky Survey | instance of | XEphem is a client for Internet data sources | 0.80 | text |
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