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RETURN OF TEMPEL'S COMET.—Tempel's second periodic comet, discovered in 1873, was detected by Mr. Kudara at Kyoto, Japan, on May 25d. 7h. 10m. G.M.T., in R.A. 20h. 55m. 7s., S. decl. 4° 53′. The approximate time of perihelion passage is 1920 July 10.36. The other elements are approximated as follows:—ω 186° 38′ 43″, Ω 120° 37′ 59″, i 12° 45′ 17″ ϕ 33° 54′ 21″, µ 685.881″. The following ephemeris has been computed for midnight:
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Our astronomical column. Nature 105, 436 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/105436a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/105436a0