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Investigation of the Motion of Periodic Comet Stephan-Oterma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2015

M. Ya. Shmakova
M. Ya. Shmakova*
Affiliation:
Institute for Theoretical Astronomy, Leningrad, U.S.S.R.

Abstract

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The orbit of P/Stephan-Oterma has been determined using 128 observations at the two apparitions (1867 and 1942) and taking into account perturbations by Venus to Neptune. The evolution of the comet's orbit has been studied over the interval 1660–2060.

Type
Part III/Motions of the Short-Period Comets
Information
Symposium - International Astronomical Union , Volume 45: The Motion, Evolution of Orbits and Origin of Comets , 1972 , pp. 203 - 205
Copyright
Copyright © Reidel 1972 

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