271P/van Houten–Lemmon
Appearance
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Discovery | |
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Semi-major axis | 6.9878 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.39187 |
Orbital period | 18.47 yr |
Inclination | 6.8527° |
Last perihelion | 2013-Jul-05[1] 1995-Apr-28[1] |
Next perihelion | 2032-Mar-22[1] |
271P/van Houten–Lemmon (previously P/1960 S1 and P/2012 TB36) is a short-period comet discovered in 1966 by
Palomar plates taken by Tom Gehrels between 24 September and 26 October 1960 as a hazy object of 17th magnitude. It was considered lost and designated D/1960 S1 until recovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey
on 17 September 2012.
References
- ^ a b c "271P/van Houten-Lemmon Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-06-20.
- "Reports on the Progress of Astronomy: Comets". Quarterly Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society. 8: 274. September 1967. Bibcode:1967QJRAS...8..274.
- doi:10.1086/128418.
External links
- D/1960 S1 orbit bu Kazuo Kinoshita
- MPEC 2012-U98 : P/1960 S1 = 2012 TB36 (van Houten-Lemmon)