Compute where any asteroid or comet is in the sky and whether you can see it. Give a body (designation/number/name, e.g. "433 Eros", "Ceres", "2024 YR4") and optionally your lat/lon and a time (ISO, default now). Returns the body's identity (NEO/PHA flags, orbit class, absolute magnitude H), its geocentric right ascension + declination, the constellation it's in, geocentric + heliocentric distance (AU), solar phase angle, and its apparent visual magnitude (IAU H-G model — how bright it appears now). With lat/lon it adds altitude/azimuth, whether it's above your horizon, a visible-now flag (up AND sky dark), and the best viewing window in the next 24 hours (when it's highest during darkness). Orbital position is computed locally from JPL elements — VALIDATED against JPL Horizons to <0.1 arcminute. Stargazing, astrophotography planning, occultation/observation prep. For the body's static physical + orbital params see /api/space/body.

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