diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libnova/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnova/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..805a1f444520
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libnova/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+args: with args;
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+	name = "libnova-0.12.1";
+	
+	src = fetchurl {
+		url = "mirror://sf/libnova/${name}.tar.gz";
+		sha256 = "0bs6c45q4qkrns36qndl8vns5gvhgpd90hi68bhah4r4hrg48lw0";
+	};
+	configureFlags = "--enable-shared --disable-static";
+
+	meta = {
+		description = "Celestial Mechanics, Astrometry and Astrodynamics Library";
+		homepage = http://libnova.sf.net;
+	};
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index fe755d8f3635..a215568dfb75 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2263,6 +2263,10 @@ rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };
 
+  libnova = import ../development/libraries/libnova {
+	  inherit fetchurl stdenv;
+  };
+
   libogg = import ../development/libraries/libogg {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv;
   };