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Originally Posted by pberrett
One other thing
Let's say I find an object which is not previously known.
How do I calculate its orbit so that I can report it to the IAU?
cheers Peter
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You take accurate measurements of RA and Dec over a period. You will need at least three readings Taken over weeks rather than days, then you can feed them into a program that will calculate an orbit that fits your readings.
I have a sample program for calculating comet orbits but it is too big to attach.
I will split the zip into two parts. Read the document first
Barry