RMxAA

Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica

ISSN: 3061-8649
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Keywords

Celestial mechanics -- Comets: Individual (C/1853 E1 Secchi)

How to Cite

Orbit of Comet C/1853 E1 (Secchi). (2006). Revista Mexicana De Astronomía Y Astrofísica, 42(1), 107-116. https://astronomia.unam.mx/journals/rmxaa/article/view/2006rmxaa..42..107b

Abstract

Comet C/1853 E1 (Secchi) is one of a large number of comets with parabolic orbits. Given that there are sufficient observations of the comet, 91 in right ascension and the same number in declination, it proves possible to calculate a better orbit. Comet Secchi's orbit is hyperbolic, the most hyperbolic of any comet except C/1980 E1 (Bowell). Comet Secchi is in no way associated with Comet C/1664 W1.
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