Abstract
Orbit of Comet 1907 IV (Daniel). This comet was discovered on June 9, 1907, by Z. Daniel, at Princeton, New Jersey. It was a conspicuous object of the second magnitude during the summer of 1907, its head being 2′ in diameter, with a fairly sharp nucleus. It was under observation for 12½ months, the number of observations being about 600. A definitive study of its orbit has recently been published by U. Baehr (Astr. Nαch. 5965). Nineteen normal places were formed, 12 in 1907 and 7 in 1908. The perturbations by Jupiter and Saturn were examined and found to be very small. The following are the final
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Astronomical Topics. Nature 132, 321 (1933). https://doi.org/10.1038/132321a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/132321a0