130P/McNaught–Hughes
Appearance
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Periodic comet with 6 year orbit
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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Robert H. McNaught Shaun M. Hughes |
Discovery date | September 30, 1991[1] |
Designations | |
1991 IX; 1997 H1 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 2011-Jun-28[1] (JD 2455740.5) |
Aphelion | 4.9743 AU (Q) |
Perihelion | 2.0980 AU (q) |
Semi-major axis | 3.5362 AU (a) |
Eccentricity | 0.40669 |
Orbital period | 6.65 yr |
Inclination | 7.3073° |
Last perihelion | 2018-Jan-21[2] June 24, 2011[1] October 23, 2004 February 23, 1998 |
Next perihelion | 2024-Apr-14[2] |
130P/McNaught–Hughes is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It takes 6.65 years to orbit the Sun and is 4.2 km in diameter.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 130P/McNaught-Hughes" (2011-06-13 last obs). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ a b MPC
External links
[edit]- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 130P at Kronk's Cometography
- 130P/McNaught-Hughes – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
- Lightcurve (Artyom Novichonok)
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Previous 129P/Shoemaker–Levy |
130P/McNaught–Hughes | Next 131P/Mueller |
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