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THE ASTRONOMER Electronic Circular No 1394      1999 Mar 31 21.21UT
Ed:Guy M Hurst, 16,Westminster Close, Kempshott Rise,  Basingstoke,
Hants, RG22 4PP,England.Telephone/FAX(01256)471074Int:+441256471074
INTERNET: GUY@TAHQ.DEMON.CO.UK             GMH at AST.STAR.RL.AC.UK
WORLD WIDE WEB                    http://www.demon.co.uk/astronomer
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COMET P/1998 U3 (JAGER)
The following updated orbital elements and associated ephemeris
show that this comet's path is now significantly different from
that given in recent issues of TA, especially Vol 35 No 419 p273
(1999 March):

Epoch 1999 Mar. 3.0 TT = JDT 2451240.5
T 1999 Mar. 10.0607 TT                                  Nakano
q   2.133926             (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.0659818      Peri.  180.8903      -0.5647303      -0.7787115
a   6.065312       Node   303.5430      +0.7591877      -0.3603486
e   0.648175       Incl.   19.1411      +0.3235951      -0.5135730
P  14.9