84P/Giclas
AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.4923 |
|---|---|
| Orbital period | 6.965 a |
| Inclination | 7.2810° |
| Last perihelion | June 3, 2020[1] July 23, 2013[2] August 7, 2006 |
| Next perihelion | 2027-Feb-12[3] |
84P/Giclas is a
Clyde W. Tombaugh were located.[5]
During the 2020 apparition it was not more than 60 degrees from the Sun until September 2020.
On 11 June 2033 the comet will pass 0.0387 AU (5,790,000 km; 3,600,000 mi) from the asteroid 4 Vesta.[6]
The nucleus of the comet has a radius of 0.90 ± 0.05 kilometers, assuming a geometric albedo of 0.04.[7]
References
- ^ "84P/Giclas Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- Syuichi Nakano (2010-04-09). "84P/Giclas (NK 1911)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ "Horizons Batch for 84P/Giclas (90000868) on 2027-Feb-12" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2022-06-19. (JPL#49 Soln.date: 2021-Mar-29)
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 84P/Giclas" (2021-03-18 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ISSN 0081-0304.
- ^ "JPL Close-Approach Data: 84P/Giclas (Archived)" (2007-03-12 last obs). Archived from the original on 2012-12-13. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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External links
- 84P/Giclas – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- 84P at Kronk's Cometography
- 84P/Giclas at the JPL Small-Body Database
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