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Abstract
Comet C/1830 F1 (Great March comet) is one of a large number of comets with parabolic orbits. Given that there are sufficient observations of the comet, (428 in right ascension and 424 in declination), it proves possible to calculate a better orbit. The calculations are based on a 12th order predictor-corrector method. The comet’s orbit is highly elliptical, e=0.99792 and, from calculated mean errors, statistically different from a parabola. The comet will not return for thousands of years and thus represents no immediate NEO threat.
C/1830 F1彗星(Great March Comet)是众多抛物线轨道彗星之一。考虑到对这颗彗星有足够的观测(赤经428次,赤纬424次),计算出一个更好的轨道是可能的。计算基于12阶预测校正方法。这颗彗星的轨道是高度椭圆的,e=0.99792,从计算的平均误差来看,在统计上与抛物线不同。这颗彗星将在数千年内不会返回,因此不会对近地天体构成直接威胁。
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The Revista Mexicana de Astronomía y Astrofísica, founded in 1974, publishes original research papers in all branches of astronomy, astrophysics and closely related fields. Two numbers per year are issued and are distributed free of charge to all institutions engaged in the fields covered by the RMxAA.