tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post4941080305022827127..comments2023-12-27T09:37:31.546+01:00Comments on Comets & Asteroids - Small Bodies of the Solar System: New Comet: C/2013 G9 (TENAGRA)Teamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-64175956566748309242013-04-23T19:41:37.399+02:002013-04-23T19:41:37.399+02:00The preliminary value of the orbit's eccentric...The preliminary value of the orbit's eccentricity of C/2013 G9 is e = 1 , so the orbit is parabolic. <br /><br />Ciao,<br />ErnestoTeamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02981084132870887939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-13090628948758321942013-04-23T11:57:24.531+02:002013-04-23T11:57:24.531+02:00It has been a very productive two weeks for comet ...It has been a very productive two weeks for comet discovery!<br /><br />From G1 Kowalski up to G9 Tenagra - 9 comets in total.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3163493865891948082.post-45821405559767472372013-04-23T11:52:47.051+02:002013-04-23T11:52:47.051+02:00"M.P.E.C. 2013-H23 assigns the following prel..."M.P.E.C. 2013-H23 assigns the following preliminary parabolic orbital elements to comet C/2013 G9: T 2015 Jan. 24.08; e= 1.0; Peri. = 207.84; q = 5.17; Incl.= 145.90"<br /><br />Should e not be larger than 1.0 to be parabolic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com