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Comet van Gent (1941 d). The elements of an orbit of this comet, and an ephemeris, assuming parabolic motion, have appeared in NATURE (148, 139, 370, 530; 1941). Davidson and Sumner have computed a new orbit, using the observations of Mr. W. T. Hay at Hendon, and have found that it is slightly hyperbolic. Another orbit will be computed, using later observations of Hay, and as these extend over a period of a month, August 29–October 3, it will be possible to give a definite pronouncement on the nature of the orbit.
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Comets. Nature 148, 562 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148562c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/148562c0