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Originally Posted by bojan
Hi Jacquie,
If you are interested in this topic, have a look at this program below (written in BASIC) that computes preliminary orbit of Solar system object.
The program is written by Erich Karkoschka (from Arizona University) back in '80, during a Summer Astronomical camp in Adriatic... I believe it is in public domain since it was published in a summary journal after the occasion.
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Thanks, bojan. I'm not sure if it will help, though. What I was thinking about was when people, like darnun, ask "how?", something I get asked from time to time as well as a local 'expert'. As I've already indicated, I know at least three observations/positions are needed, the more the merrier. Most people, including myself, are not so mathematically minded and are looking for a non-numerical description of the process.