Examples Of Observations
The following examples show valid comet and minor-planet observations.
Column
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CJ93K010 C1995 01 12.44658 23 20 12.59 -73 00 31.9 413
PJ93X010 C1995 01 13.71552 12 08 44.80 +01 55 10.6 413
PJ94P01d C1994 10 14.82517 09 57 25.32 +09 06 28.5 13.3 T 360
PJ95A010 C1995 01 27.42558 07 45 16.64 +21 40 44.4 20.6 N 691
0007P C1995 01 07.49677 10 07 09.83 +31 58 36.9 691
0047P C1994 12 31.38076 07 40 47.47 +37 40 09.1 693
0116P C1995 01 03.21177 02 40 39.14 +18 09 23.5 20.8 T 691
J91R04W F 1994 04 03.00278 11 28 41.20 +04 14 24.8 033
J93P00C cC1994 07 04.57639 17 28 54.97 -38 12 17.1 17.1 V 360
PLS2645 1994 03 04.63681 11 40 57.89 +06 07 08.6 399
T1S3196 1994 05 04.56403 14 26 06.83 -15 41 20.8 16.6 474
T2S3187 A1973 09 19.21250 00 24 34.59 -01 08 26.0 675
T3S2318 C1994 07 12.22157 19 47 43.23 -15 45 37.3 801
02965 C1994 07 13.97693 17 35 15.33 -00 26 18.9 16.1 R 046
94ORX0 * C1994 06 08.98877 16 22 02.78 -17 49 13.7 18.5 104
The final example shows how a new object would be reported (94ORX0 is
a temporary designation assigned by the observer). Note that
accurate observations on two nights are necessary for new discoveries
to receive provisional designations.