COMET C/1995 O1 (HALE-BOPP) T = 1997 Apr. 1.13465 TT Peri. = 130.5909 e = 0.9950959 Node = 282.4707 2000.0 q = 0.914101 AU Incl. = 89.4294 (see http://newproducts.jpl.nasa.gov/comet/ephemjpl4.html) ------------------------------------------------------------------ COMET C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake) T = 1996 May 1.13965 TT Peri. = 130.2102 e = 0.999662 Node = 188.0430 2000.0 q = 0.230035 AU Incl. = 124.9098 (see http://www.skymap.com/comet_1996.html) from IAUC 6359, issued 1996 Mar 28 ------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET D/1993 F2 (Shoemaker-Levy9) T = 1994 Mar. 30.2298 TT Peri. = 355.0085 e = 0.207429 Node = 220.9268 2000.0 q = 5.379401 AU Incl. = 5.8232echo (http://medicine.wustl.edu/~kronkg/1993_F2.html) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET 1P/1982 U1 (Halley) T = 1986 Feb. 9 Peri. = 112 e = 0.97 Node = 59.0 q = 0.587 AU Incl. = 162.2 Source: Astronomical Calendar, 1997, p. 54. Note that not enough decimal places ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMET 55P (Tempel-Tuttle) T = 1998 Feb. 28 Peri. = 172 e = 0.91 Node = 235.0 q = 0.977 AU Incl. = 162.5 Source: Astronomical Calendar, 1997, p. 54 (note that not enough decimal places) -----------------------------------------------------------------------