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Lack of Orbit

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COMET HALE-BOPP
September 15, 1995

Here are positions for 0 hours Universal Time in equinox 2000 coordinates:

RA (2000)	   Decl.     	Date (UT)

18h 18m 	-30.0 deg 	for September 16

18h 17m 	-29.9 deg 	for September 18

18h 17m 	-29.8 deg 	for September 20

NASA

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Recent News and Observations
14 Aug 1995

1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp) Positions
Until then, here are predicted positions from IAU Circular 6191 (July 26, 1995): 

RA (2000)	   Decl.     	Date (UT)

18 41.42	-32 04.5 	for 1995 July 27

18 38.00	-31 55.4 	for 1995 Aug 1

18 34.76	-31 45.3 	for 1995 Aug 6