114P/Wiseman-Skiff
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| Črni Vrh CCD images, December 1999 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Jennifer Wiseman Brian A. Skiff |
| Discovery date: | December 28, 1986 |
| Alternate designations: | 1986 Y1; 1987b; 1993 IX; 1993u; 1993 X2 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | September 13, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 5.514 207 106 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 1.577 593 9375 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.545 900 5218 AU[1] |
| Eccentricity: | 0.555 093 5714 |
| Orbital period: | 6.677 129 8393 a |
| Inclination: | 18.265 561 5938° |
| Last perihelion: | September 13, 2006[2] |
| Next perihelion: | ~May 17, 2013 |
114P/Wiseman-Skiff is a periodic comet in our solar system.
It was discovered by Jennifer Wiseman in January of 1987 on two photographic plates that had been taken on December 28, 1986, by Brian A. Skiff of Lowell Observatory. Wiseman and Skiff confirmed the comet on January 19, 1987.
Comet 114P/Wiseman-Skiff is believed to have been the parent body of the first meteor photographed from Mars.
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