37P/Forbes

37P/Forbes
Discovery
Discovered by: Alexander F. I. Forbes
Discovery date: August 1, 1929
Alternate designations: 1929 II; 1942 III; 1948 VIII;
1961 VI; 1974 IX; 1980 VI;
1987 I; 1993 IV
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion: 5.285 AU
Perihelion: 1.572 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.429 AU
Eccentricity: 0.5414
Orbital period: 6.349 a
Inclination: 8.9578°
Last perihelion: August 1, 2005[1][2]
Next perihelion: December 11, 2011[1][2]

37P/Forbes is a periodic comet in our solar system.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 1.9 kilometers in diameter.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Seiichi Yoshida (2006-07-16). "37P/Forbes". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0037P/index.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 
  2. ^ a b Syuichi Nakano (2008-05-07). "37P/Forbes (NK 1617)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk1617.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-24. 
  3. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 37P/Forbes". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2006-01-23 last obs. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=37P. Retrieved 2010-02-28. 

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