IANIGLA   20881
INSTITUTO ARGENTINO DE NIVOLOGIA, GLACIOLOGIA Y CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
artículos
Título:
Orbits of comets C/1848 P1 (Petersen) and C/1848 U1 (Petersen)
Autor/es:
BRANHAM, RICHARD L. JR.
Revista:
PLANETARY AND SPACE SCIENCE
Editorial:
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 2014
ISSN:
0032-0633
Resumen:
C/1848P1(Petersen)andC/1848U1(Petersen)areonesofalargenumberofcometswith parabolic orbits.Giventhattherearesufficient observations,67inrightascencionand61indeclination for theformerand144inrightascensionand144indeclinationforthelatter,itprovestobepossibleto calculate betterorbits.TheC/1848P1'sorbitishyperbolic,althoughstatisticallyindistinguishablefroma parabola. Thisobject,therefore,cannotbeconsideredasanNEO.C/1848U1'sorbitisalsohyperbolic,but with noindicationofapossibleextrasolarorigin.