68P/Klemola
Semi-major axis 4.896 AU | | |
| Eccentricity | 0.6407 | |
|---|---|---|
| Orbital period | 10.82 a[2] | |
| Inclination | 11.1°[2] | |
| Last perihelion | November 9, 2019[3][4][5] January 20, 2009 | |
| Next perihelion | 2030-Nov-04[6] | |
68P/Klemola or Klemola's Comet is a
Arnold Richard Klemola [de] in Argentinian Yale-Columbia Southern Station.[2] Its orbital period is 10.82 years.[2]
It was observed at the next predicted apparition by Gérard Sause at the Observatoire de Haute Provence, France on 6 August 1976 with a brightness of magnitude 12. It was successfully observed in 1987 when J. Gibson of the
F. L. Whipple Observatory, with perihelion
on 1 May 1998.
68P came to
opposition on 14 June 2019 and perihelion on November 9, 2019.[3]
See also
References
- ISBN 1-4020-3490-3
- ^ ISBN 978-0-521-78242-5
- ^ a b "68P/Klemola Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ Seiichi Yoshida (2010-07-03). "68P/Klemola". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ Patrick Rocher (January 15, 2010). "Note number : 0023 P/Klemola : 68P". Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ "Horizons Batch for 68P/Klemola (90000702) on 2030-Nov-04" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2023-07-06. (JPL#K192/3 Soln.date: 2023-Apr-25)
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 68P/Klemola in Cometography
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