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The possibility of an observational biasing in the distribution of cometary aphelia is confirmed by statistics. Furthermore, the tendency of aphelia to form clusters and their distribution with respect to different coordinate systems is investigated.
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Lüst, R. (1985). Some Remarks about the Aphelion Distribution of Long Period Comets on the Sky. In: Carusi, A., Valsecchi, G.B. (eds) Dynamics of Comets: Their Origin and Evolution. Astrophysics and Space Science Library, vol 115. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5400-7_9
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