43P/Wolf–Harrington

43P/Wolf–Harrington
Discovery
Discovered by: Max Wolf
@Heidelberg (024)[1]
Discovery date: December 22, 1924
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: May 1, 2009
(JD 2454952.5)
Aphelion: 5.347 AU (Q)
Perihelion: 1.356 AU (q)
Semi-major axis: 3.352 AU (a)
Eccentricity: 0.5952
Orbital period: 6.14 yr
Inclination: 15.98°
Last perihelion: July 1, 2010[2][3]
March 17, 2004[2][3]
Next perihelion: August 19, 2016[4]

43P/Wolf–Harrington is a periodic comet discovered on December 22, 1924, by Max Wolf in Heidelberg, Germany.[1]

During the 1997 apparition the comet reached an apparent magnitude a little bit brighter than 12.[5]

The comet had an unfavorable apparition in 2010, because during perihelion (closest approach to the Sun), the comet was only 10 degrees from the Sun as seen from Earth. The comet was not more favorably positioned in the sky until mid October 2010.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 3.6 kilometers in diameter.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 43P/Wolf-Harrington". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2010-01-24 last obs. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=43P. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  2. ^ a b Seiichi Yoshida (2009-05-30). "43P/Wolf-Harrington". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0043P/index.html. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  3. ^ a b Syuichi Nakano (2005-10-24). "43P/Wolf-Harrington (NK 1263)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk1263.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-02. 
  4. ^ Patrick Rocher (2011-03-02). "Note number : 0026 P/Wolf-Harrington : 43P". Institut de mecanique celeste et de calcul des ephemerides. http://www.imcce.fr/en/ephemerides/donnees/comets/FICH/CIF0026.php#eltpre. Retrieved 2011-03-14. 
  5. ^ Kronk, Gary W. "43P/Wolf-Harrington". http://cometography.com/pcomets/043p.html. Retrieved 2010-03-02.  (Cometography Home Page)

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