Hi, Bill, and the list,

I am having a difficult time manually inputting orbital elements!

Here are the elements, taken off of the JPL comet list, for the new
comet Hoenig:

C/Hoenig (2002 04)
Epoch = 52484
q = 0.77026488
e = 72.79792
i = 106.70607
w = 320.82716
Perihelion = 02.48176 Oct 2002

When I enter those elements into Guide, I end up with an ephemeris that
is off a country mile from the ephemeris attached to the S&T bulletin.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Perhaps I am entering the data in the
wrong places? All help appreciated.

Roger in Jacksonville, FL


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