Orbit of Comet C/1850 Q1 (Bond)

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

Richard L. Branham¹ 

关键词: celestial mechanics;    comets: individual (C/1850 Q1);    methods: data analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1071/AS02014

学科分类：天文学(综合)

来源: CSIRO

【 摘 要 】

Comet C/1850 Q1 (Bond) is one of a number of comets catalogued with parabolic orbits. Given that there are sufficient observations, 104 in right ascension and 103 in declination, it proves possible to calculate a better orbit. Some of the difficulties of working with 19th century observations, which show considerable scatter, are discussed. Rectangular coordinates, both of the comet and the Sun, are interpolated by a recursive version of Aitken's method, rendering unnecessary the need to specify an order for the interpolation. Comet Bond's orbit is slightly hyperbolic.

【 授权许可】

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