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Old 22-06-2011, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by ngcles View Post
Subject to correction here, but I don't think we even know whether this is a "first-timer" (notorious underperformers) or a "return-visitor".
Les, my understanding is that unless the eccentricity drops it will be a one-timer. MPEC say 1.0 but that is rounded. JPL has had 1.0004 or higher ever since they dropped the warning about limited observations.

Once e is established to be below 1.0 don't they relabel C/ as P/ ?

Andrew
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