97P/Metcalf–Brewington
Discovery | |
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Discovered by |
Joel H. Metcalf Howard J. Brewington |
Discovery date | 10 October 1906 |
Alternative designations | 1906 V2, 1991 A1 |
Orbital characteristics A | |
Epoch | 27 August 2011 |
Observation arc | 20 years (1991-2011) |
# of observations used | 139 |
Aphelion | 7.009 AU |
Perihelion | 2.597 AU |
Semi-major axis | 4.803 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.4593 |
Orbital period | 10.5 yr |
Inclination | 17.886° |
Last perihelion | 20 August 2011 |
Next perihelion | 15 February 2022 |
97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a periodic Jupiter-family comet originally discovered by Joel H. Metcalf in 1906 but subsequently lost. A new observation in 1991 by Howard J. Brewington was matched to the 1906 sighting; the orbit was computed and the comet was observed again on its returns to perihelion in 2001 and 2011.[1]
References
- ↑ Yoshida, Seiichi (2012-06-24). "97P/Metcalf-Brewington". Aerith Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2016-03-29.
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