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[theskyhound]

I hadn't looked at your screen capture because it didn't seem relevant to your question. But I just glanced at it, and you have a serious problem with your database. The fact that you have multiple Ceres listed is the indication that your database is unhealthy. Until recently there were some bugs in the minor planet database management. If you ever forced the program to close while it was importing or restoring minor planets, this would also corrupt your database.

Here is how to clean up your database:

1. Delete any minor planet lists in the Auto Generated Lists folder. This are typically: Observable Minor Planets, and Distant minor planets.
2. Delete the Bright and Interesting Minor Planets list from the Current folder
3. If you have added Nysa to a list, delete Nysa from it.
4. Open the minor planet Data via the top level Data menu
5. Click Cleanup / Delete
6. Select Delete All Minor Planets and click Ok
7. After it is complete close the Minor Planet dialog by clicking Accept
8. Open your Subscriptions and force an update of the Bright and Interesting Minor Planets list

Check for Nysa by searching again. If it isn;t there, you have several options to add it via the Minor Planets Data dialog:

Click Download/Import Data

1. Select MPCORB or ASTORB and have it install bright minor planets only
2. Select Get single minor planet from the MPC, type Nysa and wait for it to add it to the database

Be sure to never interrupt SkyTools when the Minor Planet Data dialog is open. In some cases it may appear to be frozen, and may even report that it is unresponsive. Leave it be until it is finished. I have threaded most of the operations, but when large numbers of minor planets are installed, with many different epochs, some normally quick actions can take longer than expected.