Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society (천문학회지)
- Volume 29 Issue spc1
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- Pages.443-444
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- 1996
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- 1225-4614(pISSN)
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- 2288-890X(eISSN)
A STUDY OF CHINESE ANCIENT COMETARY RECORDS
- ZHOU HONG NAN (Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University) ;
- ZHUANG WEIFENG (Library, Shantou University) ;
- WANG Yu (Department of Astronomy, Nanjing University)
- Published : 1996.12.01
Abstract
From 146 B.C. to A.D. 1760, 363 sets of cometary observations have been recorded in Chinese Ancient Records of Celestial Phenomena. The positions of all recorded comets, or their paths, on the sky are compared. Taking into account the perturbations of all nine planets and using the numerical method of N-body problem, the orbits of well-recorded comets are calculated. Identification of a periodic comet is presented.