(meteorobs) Re: Comet C/2001 Q2 - response from John Greaves

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• Subject: (meteorobs) Re: Comet C/2001 Q2 - response from John Greaves
• From: "Maciej Reszelski" <macres@pro.onet.pl>
• Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:31:26 +0200
• Cc: "John Greaves" <crawl@zoom.codot uk>
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Following the suggestion to check the fireballs against the pre 1982 orbit
of Rob McNaught, I attempted to do just that, and the matches with the
fireballs disappeared.

I will follow the advice of Esko Lyytinen and wait for a better orbit ;)

Especially as the pre 1982 orbit is not entirely dissimilar to the 1968
apparition/orbit of a lost comet...

...which would make P/2001 Q2 to be a likely candidate for the due return
of 18D/Perrine-Mrkos

Yes, time to wait for a better orbit... ...comets with aphelia near Jupiter
can end up with very similar orbits anyway, and the inclination of this one
doesn't really stop it being an "ecliptic" object.

Cheers

John

John Greaves
UK



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