A Non-Newtonian Orbit for Periodic Comet Borrelly

1 January 1972

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Symposium - International Astronomical Union

Vol. 45, 187-189
https://doi.org/10.1017/s0074180900006495

Abstract

A non-Newtonian orbit has been determined for P/Borrelly which successfully represents all eight apparitions. Although this comet has a substantial secular acceleration in its mean motion, the transverse nongravitational force is time independent over the 64-yr observed interval.

Keywords

NEWTONIAN ORBIT
COMET
APPARITIONS
SUBSTANTIAL
TRANSVERSE
SECULAR
P/BORRELLY

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