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Table A.3

Heliocentric orbital elements of osculating orbits for 69 near-parabolic comets described as sample B in Table A.1.

Comet Epoch T q e ω Ω i 1 /aosc
[yyyymmdd] [yyyymmdd.dddddd] [au] [ ° ] [ ° ] [ ° ] [10-6 au-1]
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

C/1972 L1 19721119 19721114.809745 4.27576201 1.00636268 56.657922 225.485976 79.367842 1488.08
±.003887 ±.00001790 ±.00002624 ±.000583 ±.000118 ±.000073 ±6.13
C/1973 W1 19730826 19730809.894467 3.84227589 1.00063440 221.260826 244.600667 108.066889 165.11
±.006669 ±.00008706 ±.00004761 ±.002045 ±.000280 ±.000095 ±12.39
C/1974 V1 19740821 19740807.763518 6.01885058 1.00391195 151.758534 226.104055 60.853679 649.95
±.018901 ±.00009141 ±.00007181 ±.001823 ±.000069 ±.000200 ±11.90
C/1976 D2 19750128 19750115.546664 6.88076913 1.00210991 193.427853 22.786964 112.025871 306.64
±.013003 ±.00009833 ±.00005133 ±.001429 ±.000179 ±.000136 ±7.46
C/1976 U1 19760701 19760706.362248 5.85727320 1.00388129 118.787189 286.037188 86.631909 662.64
±.036083 ±.00014296 ±.00012609 ±.003919 ±.000293 ±.000358 ±21.51
C/1978 A1 19770805 19770721.555156 5.60632765 1.00294290 343.283932 211.623628 116.930129 524.92
±.006685 ±.00003869 ±.00006749 ±.000542 ±.000070 ±.000162 ±12.03
C/1978 G2 19780909 19780824.540076 6.28283701 1.00213685 229.509423 72.215982 153.182919 340.11
±.027455 ±.00026742 ±.00023866 ±.002489 ±.000451 ±.000230 ±37.94
C/1979 M3 19790726 19790715.404937 4.68691254 1.00106133 10.101298 293.136635 92.178173 226.44
±.011173 ±.00004288 ±.00006640 ±.001499 ±.000082 ±.000337 ±14.16
C/1980 E1 19820312 19820312.294755 3.36388555 1.05725600 135.085598 114.555728 1.661772 17020.79
±.000438 ±.00000955 ±.00001080 ±.000892 ±.000890 ±.000025 ±3.13
C/1983 O1 19830705 19830721.247954 3.31791426 1.00190643 186.220505 209.578776 134.698671 574.59
±.012645 ±.00001672 ±.00006801 ±.002908 ±.000048 ±.000037 ±20.49
C/1984 W1 19850912 19850928.377250 4.00019640 0.99956150 255.267920 250.208162 89.327140 109.62
±.006835 ±.00003608 ±.00003854 ±.001006 ±.000101 ±.000096 ±9.63
C/1987 F1 19870326 19870410.278029 3.62460449 1.00101531 329.089760 194.487714 124.079942 280.12
±.002348 ±.00001506 ±.00001802 ±.000451 ±.000055 ±.000075 ±4.97
C/1987 H1 19861126 19861117.104282 5.45751848 1.00284157 16.995673 268.325863 132.474265 520.67
±.004053 ±.00003120 ±.00001548 ±.000555 ±.000079 ±.000057 ±2.83
C/1987 W3 19871231 19880118.808909 3.33281436 1.00477970 194.736359 198.345564 76.715895 1434.13
±.002680 ±.00001639 ±.00002465 ±.000546 ±.000086 ±.000095 ±7.38
C/1988 B1 19870326 19870320.107555 5.03070649 1.00248504 124.217043 325.159660 80.585940 493.97
±.009206 ±.00007222 ±.00003544 ±.001331 ±.000038 ±.000139 ±7.03
C/1993 F1 19920806 19920804.502761 5.90039749 1.00574936 61.992684 77.515654 53.940015 974.40
±.010589 ±.00006949 ±.00003689 ±.001170 ±.000132 ±.000051 ±6.22
C/1993 K1 19940217 19940201.947760 4.84927746 1.00023279 232.445275 30.328581 67.766928 48.01
±.003910 ±.00002489 ±.00003717 ±.000466 ±.000102 ±.000070 ±7.66
C/1997 A1 19970601 19970619.592489 3.15719754 1.00205075 40.013168 135.766750 145.071757 649.55
±.000501 ±.00000229 ±.00000507 ±.000111 ±.000017 ±.000026 ±1.60
C/1997 BA6 19991208 19991127.566151 3.43630558 0.99882316 285.935698 317.663829 72.714861 342.47
±.000334 ±.00000451 ±.00000508 ±.000033 ±.000010 ±.000022 ±1.48
C/1999 F1 20020215 20020213.749973 5.78693483 0.99884880 255.166695 20.012519 92.029856 198.93
±.000540 ±.00000227 ±.00000334 ±.000040 ±.000011 ±.000014 ±0.58
C/1999 F2 19980815 19980823.988272 4.71880860 0.99863745 352.393463 210.295764 56.421004 288.75
±.002572 ±.00001514 ±.00001566 ±.000353 ±.000051 ±.000049 ±3.32
C/1999 H3 19990810 19990818.241961 3.50080910 1.00269373 101.912685 332.723748 115.840364 769.46
±.000870 ±.00000249 ±.00000619 ±.000199 ±.000035 ±.000012 ±1.77
C/1999 J2 20000406 20000406.004255 7.10975456 1.00103030 127.140062 50.042583 86.412706 144.91
±.000912 ±.00000468 ±.00000456 ±.000063 ±.000012 ±.000009 ±0.64
C/1999 K5 20000625 20000704.392540 3.25538203 1.00167918 241.487043 106.381812 89.473112 515.82
±.000322 ±.00000088 ±.00000306 ±.000043 ±.000011 ±.000024 ±0.94
C/1999 N4 20000516 20000523.734622 5.50473873 1.00419246 90.429037 345.901293 156.922915 761.61
±.000816 ±.00000628 ±.00000778 ±.000097 ±.000045 ±.000009 ±1.41
C/1999 S2 19971108 19971122.532219 6.46669745 1.00725540 223.477051 74.427229 65.813130 1121.96
±.006487 ±.00004864 ±.00002471 ±.000614 ±.000142 ±.000028 ±3.82
C/1999 U1 19980815 19980903.028007 4.13756580 1.00365011 291.063317 58.257256 105.734810 882.19
±.003494 ±.00002406 ±.00001242 ±.000628 ±.000024 ±.000121 ±2.99
C/1999 U4 20011018 20011028.456827 4.91532891 1.00766217 77.511961 32.288874 51.926317 1558.83
±.000242 ±.00000132 ±.00000263 ±.000024 ±.000011 ±.000009 ±0.53
C/2000 A1 20000625 20000713.137414 9.74312736 1.00388320 14.265914 111.835674 24.542798 398.56
±.011178 ±.00002922 ±.00001921 ±.000509 ±.000042 ±.000049 ±1.97
C/2000 CT54 20010620 20010619.500943 3.15599443 0.99861902 272.649348 18.964790 49.206633 437.57
±.000247 ±.00000824 ±.00000833 ±.000048 ±.000019 ±.000042 ±2.64
C/2000 K1 19991208 19991214.799671 6.27611470 1.00240548 15.814601 260.194253 116.782036 383.27
±.002273 ±.00001447 ±.00001457 ±.000212 ±.000028 ±.000037 ±2.32
C/2000 O1 20000117 20000127.393232 5.92165320 1.00069750 55.112765 88.862048 148.097534 117.79
±.003402 ±.00002637 ±.00002806 ±.000318 ±.000114 ±.000041 ±4.74
C/2000 SV74 20020506 20020430.474295 3.54159163 1.00479822 76.226350 24.185277 75.237116 1354.82
±.000097 ±.00000176 ±.00000219 ±.000016 ±.000005 ±.000009 ±0.62
C/2000 Y1 20010401 20010202.142668 7.97474088 1.00268899 181.731551 239.395267 137.976898 337.19
±.012487 ±.00004697 ±.00003350 ±.000767 ±.000036 ±.000104 ±4.19
C/2001 C1 20020327 20020328.292956 5.10462770 0.99991178 219.936408 33.711279 68.951920 17.28
±.002413 ±.00001150 ±.00001068 ±.000274 ±.000013 ±.000050 ±2.09
C/2001 G1 20011018 20011009.141613 8.23542303 1.00244802 343.278402 203.889833 45.368344 297.25
±.008279 ±.00003133 ±.00002288 ±.000468 ±.000024 ±.000044 ±2.77
C/2001 K5 20021013 20021011.769734 5.18425260 0.99962590 47.056315 237.461926 72.593297 72.16
±.000225 ±.00000140 ±.00000210 ±.000023 ±.000006 ±.000005 ±0.40
C/2002 A3 20020506 20020424.397426 5.15143918 1.00791266 329.479955 136.550845 48.039047 1536.01
±.003120 ±.00000756 ±.00000927 ±.000348 ±.000010 ±.000017 ±1.79
C/2002 J4 20031008 20031003.151072 3.63378023 1.00001831 230.705722 70.881227 46.521834 5.04
±.000235 ±.00000105 ±.00000356 ±.000035 ±.000014 ±.000015 ±0.98
C/2002 J5 20031008 20030919.309165 5.72679475 1.00116654 74.832954 314.110065 117.228214 203.70
±.000422 ±.00000292 ±.00000388 ±.000039 ±.000013 ±.000007 ±0.68
C/2002 L9 20040425 20040406.052495 7.03303845 0.99850170 231.431509 110.457237 68.445540 213.04
±.000771 ±.00000591 ±.00000615 ±.000050 ±.000011 ±.000011 ±0.87
C/2002 R3 20030610 20030613.470930 3.86946979 1.00267793 45.067172 54.296421 161.095581 692.07
±.001417 ±.00000421 ±.00000700 ±.000275 ±.000057 ±.000012 ±1.81
C/2003 G1 20030210 20030203.652081 4.91629490 1.00125341 11.421359 246.091987 66.855788 254.95
±.000638 ±.00000352 ±.00000313 ±.000093 ±.000010 ±.000017 ±0.63
C/2003 S3 20030322 20030410.253543 8.12943090 1.00142723 154.553947 226.389152 151.496771 175.56
±.004094 ±.00003043 ±.00002358 ±.000233 ±.000035 ±.000029 ±2.90
C/2003 WT42 20060415 20060410.766380 5.19092643 1.00256857 92.467227 48.453841 31.410656 494.82
±.000181 ±.00000115 ±.00000168 ±.000021 ±.000008 ±.000003 ±0.32
C/2004 P1 20030720 20030808.923813 6.01409659 0.99873180 16.596434 284.193932 28.823571 210.87
±.006332 ±.00003034 ±.00001857 ±.000685 ±.000238 ±.000094 ±3.09
C/2004 T3 20030501 20030415.234572 8.86450665 0.99749028 259.677146 50.392989 71.959969 283.12
±.024763 ±.00008577 ±.00003702 ±.001656 ±.000134 ±.000050 ±4.17
C/2004 X3 20050530 20050617.237423 4.40225166 1.00625095 202.133519 343.045098 81.063070 1419.94
±.001410 ±.00000568 ±.00000937 ±.000207 ±.000014 ±.000082 ±2.13
C/2005 B1 20060306 20060223.575863 3.20492463 1.00026916 103.183642 195.556016 92.551290 83.98
±.000110 ±.00000121 ±.00000160 ±.000024 ±.000004 ±.000011 ±0.50
C/2005 EL173 20070301 20070305.871906 3.88631166 1.00333283 261.493679 344.796425 130.679610 857.58
±.000180 ±.00000283 ±.00000329 ±.000034 ±.000009 ±.000008 ±0.84
C/2005 G1 20060306 20060227.383771 4.96067147 0.99979762 113.825055 299.586688 108.414423 40.80
±.000994 ±.00000433 ±.00000508 ±.000120 ±.000029 ±.000010 ±1.02
C/2005 K1 20051106 20051121.217840 3.69287282 1.00327669 134.943605 106.304986 77.747678 887.30
±.000908 ±.00000357 ±.00000422 ±.000193 ±.000023 ±.000012 ±1.14
C/2005 L3 20080115 20080116.005851 5.59327050 0.99991033 47.096947 288.739107 139.448742 16.03
±.000088 ±.00000047 ±.00000071 ±.000009 ±.000004 ±.000002 ±0.13
C/2005 Q1 20050818 20050825.529483 6.40841016 1.00447731 44.691595 87.727459 105.188309 698.66
±.003554 ±.00001266 ±.00001322 ±.000311 ±.000045 ±.000033 ±2.06
C/2006 E1 20070120 20070106.507436 6.04057919 1.00121653 232.779293 95.034571 83.193442 201.39
±.002770 ±.00001081 ±.00001344 ±.000228 ±.000037 ±.000049 ±2.22
C/2006 K1 20070808 20070720.550991 4.42551584 1.00147580 296.442241 72.114889 53.876951 333.47
±.000347 ±.00000227 ±.00000414 ±.000042 ±.000010 ±.000009 ±0.93
C/2006 S2 20070520 20070507.356456 3.16144197 1.00206698 166.342741 113.885818 98.962277 653.81
±.006086 ±.00000729 ±.00001973 ±.001530 ±.000032 ±.000053 ±6.24
C/2006 S3 20120423 20120416.331021 5.13114696 1.00351254 140.130169 38.370805 166.032646 684.55
±.000113 ±.00000061 ±.00000083 ±.000016 ±.000011 ±.000003 ±0.16
C/2006 YC 20060922 20060911.776952 4.94821307 1.00023183 335.518236 154.288752 69.558721 46.85
±.031475 ±.00013935 ±.00006089 ±.004348 ±.000125 ±.001653 ±12.30
C/2007 D1 20070629 20070619.460865 8.79372556 1.00191986 340.159247 171.098537 41.450252 218.32
±.002729 ±.00001369 ±.00000846 ±.000141 ±.000008 ±.000013 ±0.96
C/2007 JA21 20061101 20061114.373398 5.36815179 1.00230714 93.697721 65.522369 89.840317 429.78
±.003150 ±.00001740 ±.00001092 ±.000388 ±.000030 ±.000022 ±2.03
C/2007 Y1 20080404 20080319.334554 3.34090683 1.00074172 357.128047 133.091508 110.179814 222.01
±.002282 ±.00001666 ±.00004139 ±.000534 ±.000091 ±.000359 ±12.39
C/2007 VO53 20100504 20100426.499302 4.84262750 0.99972382 75.029920 59.736874 86.990322 57.03
±.000198 ±.00000113 ±.00000169 ±.000023 ±.000007 ±.000006 ±0.35
C/2008 FK75 20101011 20100929.255517 4.51085684 1.00253851 80.420270 218.268510 61.175997 562.76
±.000092 ±.00000065 ±.00000112 ±.000012 ±.000004 ±.000003 ±0.25
C/2008 P1 20090728 20090722.935905 3.89610720 1.00176244 11.862585 357.676590 64.308943 452.36
±.000243 ±.00000108 ±.00000214 ±.000040 ±.000005 ±.000009 ±0.55
C/2009 P2 20100213 20100210.863085 6.54387710 1.00183747 76.088005 60.392108 163.455157 280.79
±.001278 ±.00000891 ±.00000903 ±.000124 ±.000066 ±.000011 ±1.38
C/2009 U5 20100613 20100622.379910 6.09432663 0.99967469 23.804900 121.172427 25.470398 53.38
±.009093 ±.00001434 ±.00001116 ±.000786 ±.000045 ±.000086 ±1.83
C/2010 D3 20100901 20100903.915130 4.24752343 0.99956603 304.641320 255.238093 76.391671 102.17
±.001010 ±.00000425 ±.00000490 ±.000134 ±.000010 ±.000022 ±1.15
C/2010 R1 20120602 20120518.897264 5.62142117 1.00366427 114.496326 343.649456 156.933395 651.84
±.000329 ±.00000251 ±.00000290 ±.000037 ±.000017 ±.000004 ±0.52

Notes. All osculating orbits in this table are based on the entire data sets. The successive columns signify (1) – comet designation, (2) – epoch, i.e. osculation date, (3) – perihelion time [TT], (4) – perihelion distance, (5) – eccentricity, (6) – argument of perihelion (in degrees), equinox 2000.0, (7) – longitude of the ascending node (in degrees), equinox 2000.0, (8) – inclination (in degrees), equinox 2000.0, (9) – inverse semi-major axis in units of 10-6 au-1.

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