Account of a Remarkable Comet which has 
coincidence^ as to put it beyond a doubt that they are the same 
comett 
Comet of 1795. 
Passage of perihelion, Dec. 21. 43881 
Mean time at Gotha. 
Longitude of perihelion. 
156° 49' 32" 
node^ 
335 13 5 
Inclination of orbit, 
13 45 43 
Angle of eccentricity. 
58 08 43 
Logarithm of half the greater axis. 
0.3449907 
Half the greater axis. 
2.2145 
Comet 0^1805. 
Passage of perihelion, November 21. 5064, 
Mean time at Paris. 
Longitude of perihelion. 
156° 47' 19" 
node. 
334 20 5 
Inclination of the orbit. 
13 33 30 
Logarithm of the perihelion distance. 
9.5320168 
Half the greater axis. 
2.213 
Eccentricity, 
0.8462 
Period, - -i 
1202.5 days. 
Comet 
Passage of perihelion, mean time at Gotha, 
Jan. 27. 28977 
Longitude of perihelion. 
156° 59' 15" 
— — node. 
334 35 0 
Inclination of orbit. 
13 37 0 
Angle of eccentricity. 
58 2 58 
Logarithm of half the greater axis. 
0.34500 
Half the greater axis. 
2.2131 
Period, - 
1202.54 day Si 
From these elements, M. Enke has calculated the following 
ephemeris for the months of July, August, September, and 
October. 
1819, July 10. 
Right Ascension. 
326° 49' 
Declination, South, 
23° 43' 
20. 
322 26 
24 54 
30. 
317 47 
25 51 
Aug. 9. 
313 17 
26 29 
19. 
309 20 
26 47 
— 29. 
306 11 
26 48 
