47P/Ashbrook–Jackson

47P/Ashbrook–Jackson
Discovery
Discovered by: Joseph Ashbrook United States
Cyril V. JacksonSouth Africa
Discovery date: August 26, 1948
Alternate designations: 1948 IX; 1956 II; 1963 VI;
1971 III; 1978 XIV; 1986 II;
1993 XIII
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion: 5.44 AU
Perihelion: 2.759 AU
Semi-major axis: 4.1 AU
Eccentricity: 0.3269
Orbital period: 8.301 a
Inclination: 13.2252°
Last perihelion: January 31, 2009
Next perihelion: June 10, 2017

47P/Ashbrook–Jackson is a periodic comet in our solar system.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 5.6 kilometers in diameter.[1]

Contents

History

Comet 47P/Ashbrook–Jackson was discovered by American and South African scientists in 1948.

Name

47p is in the name because it was the 47th periodic comet discovered. Ashbrook–Jackson is the names of its two discoverers.

Apparitions

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 47P/Ashbrook-Jackson". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2010-01-21 last obs. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=47P. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 

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