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18 April 2020 at 8:38 am #582288
Nick James
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John,

Yes, the current orbit from MPC for C/2019 Y1 (ATLAS) gives positions which are off by 5′.2 in RA and 12′.8 in Dec.

The position from JPL Horizons is much closer.

Mid time: 2020-04-15 20:23:52, S up.