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Orbit of comet C/1860 M1 (Great Comet of 1860) |
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| Authors: | R L Branham |
| Abstract: | Comet C/1860 M1 (Great Comet of 1860) is one of a large number of comets with parabolic orbits. Given that there are sufficient observations of the comet, 261 in right ascension and 251 in declination, it proves possible to calculate a better orbit. The comet's orbit is hyperbolic, and statistically different from a parabola. The comet, therefore, cannot be considered to be a Near Earth Oject. (© 2007 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim) |
| Keywords: | celestial mechanics stellar dynamics comets: individual (C/1860 M1) |