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{{Short description|Periodic comet with 12 year orbit}}
{{Infobox Comet
{{Infobox comet
| name=53P/Van Biesbroeck
| name=53P/Van Biesbroeck
| image= 53P 2016-04-26 NEOWISE image 3-color.png
| image=
| discoverer=[[George Van Biesbroeck]]
| discoverer=[[George Van Biesbroeck]]
| discovery_date=September 1, 1954
| discovery_date=September 1, 1954
| designations=1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV;<br/> 1991 VI
| designations=1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV;<br /> 1991 VI
| epoch=March 6, 2006
| epoch=March 6, 2006
| semimajor=5.394 [[Astronomical Unit|AU]]
| semimajor=5.394 AU
| perihelion=2.414 AU
| perihelion=2.414 AU
| aphelion=8.375 AU
| aphelion=8.375 [[Astronomical Unit|AU]]
| eccentricity=0.5526
| eccentricity=0.5526
| period=12.53 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]]
| period=12.53 [[Julian year (astronomy)|yr]]
| inclination= 6.6094°
| inclination= 6.6094°
| Jupiter_moid = {{Convert|0.009|AU|km|abbr=on}}
| last_p=October 9, 2003
| next_p=April 29, 2016<ref name="Yoshida-53p">{{cite web
| last_p=April 29, 2016<ref name="Yoshida-53p"/><br />October 9, 2003
| next_p=2028-Dec-24.7<ref name=MPC/>
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}}

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'''53P/Van Biesbroeck''' is a [[List of periodic comets|periodic]] [[comet]] 7&nbsp;km in diameter.<ref name=jpldata/> Its current orbital period is 12.53 years.

The comet was discovered by [[George Van Biesbroeck]] of [[Yerkes Observatory]] on 1 September 1954 while searching for the asteroid [[2696 Magion|1953 GC]]. The comet had an estimated apparent magnitude of 14.5 and appeared well condensed. The comet was then 1.85 AU from Earth and 2.86 AU from the Sun and had passed from its perigee, which took place on 17 August 1954. The comet was followed until 13 November 1955.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kronk |first1=Gary W. |title=Cometography: a catalog of comets. Vol. 4, 1933-1959 |date=2009 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge, UK |isbn=9780521585071 |pages=458–460}}</ref>

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This comet and [[42P/Neujmin]] are fragments of a parent comet that split around March 1845.<ref name="IAUC3940"/><ref>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/books/CometsII/download.html Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.]</ref><ref>[http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v35n4/dps2003/72.htm Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706191010/http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v35n4/dps2003/72.htm |date=2008-07-06 }}</ref> The orbit of 53P/Van Biesbroeck has a Jupiter [[Minimum orbit intersection distance]] (MOID) of only {{convert|0.009|AU|km mi|abbr=on|lk=off}}.<ref name=jpldata/><ref name="jpl-jmoid"/> The next perihelion passage is on Christmas Eve 24 December 2028.<ref name=MPC/> The comet is expected to brighten to about [[apparent magnitude]] 14.

The nucleus of the comet has a radius of 3.33–3.37 kilometers based on observations by [[W. M. Keck Observatory|Keck]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Meech |first1=K.J. |last2=Hainaut |first2=O.R. |last3=Marsden |first3=B.G. |title=Comet nucleus size distributions from HST and Keck telescopes |journal=Icarus |date=August 2004 |volume=170 |issue=2 |pages=463–491 |doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2004.03.014|bibcode=2004Icar..170..463M }}</ref>

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== References ==
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{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Yoshida-53p">{{cite web
|date=2011-07-31
|date=2011-07-31
|title=53P/Van Biesbroeck
|title=53P/Van Biesbroeck
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|author=Seiichi Yoshida
|author=Seiichi Yoshida
|url=http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0053P/index.html
|url=http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0053P/index.html
|accessdate=2012-02-18}}</ref><ref name="imcce">{{cite web
|access-date=2012-02-18}}</ref>
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|date=2005-11-10
|title=Note number : 0148 P/Van Biesbroeck : 53P
|publisher=Institut de mecanique celeste et de calcul des ephemerides
|author=Patrick Rocher
|url=http://www.imcce.fr/en/ephemerides/donnees/comets/FICH/CIF0148.php
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|accessdate=2012-02-19}}</ref>
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}}
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'''53P/Van Biesbroeck''' is a [[List of periodic comets|periodic]] [[comet]] in our [[solar system]].


<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web
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This comet and [[42P/Neujmin]] are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.<ref>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/books/CometsII/download.html Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.]</ref><ref>[http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v35n4/dps2003/72.htm Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?]</ref>
|type=last observation: 2017-01-01
|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 53P/Van Biesbroeck
|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;cad=1
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20170225151928/http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;cad=1
|archive-date=2017-02-25
|url-status=live
|publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]}}</ref>


<ref name=MPC>{{mpc|53p}}</ref>
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== References ==

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{{Reflist}}
<ref name="IAUC3940">{{cite web
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|date=1984-04-25
|title=IAUC 3940: Sats OF SATURN; PERIODIC COMETS NEUJMIN 3 AND VAN BIESBROECK; Corrs
|publisher=IAU Circular
|url=http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03900/03940.html#Item2}}</ref>

<ref name="jpl-jmoid">{{cite web
|title=JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: comets and Jupiter MOID < 1 (AU)
|publisher=JPL Solar System Dynamics
|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb_query.cgi?obj_group=all;obj_kind=com;obj_numbered=all;OBJ_field=0;ORB_field=0;c1_group=ORB;c1_item=Bv;c1_op=%3C;c1_value=1;table_format=HTML;max_rows=100;format_option=comp;c_fields=AcBgBiBjBnBqBsCiCkBv;.cgifields=format_option;.cgifields=obj_kind;.cgifields=obj_group;.cgifields=obj_numbered;.cgifields=ast_orbit_class;.cgifields=table_format;.cgifields=com_orbit_class&query=1&c_sort=BvA
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|access-date=2017-02-25 }}</ref>

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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=53P Horizons Ephemeris]
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=53P Horizons Ephemeris]
*[http://cometography.com/pcomets/053p.html 53P at Kronk's Cometography]
* [http://cometography.com/pcomets/053p.html 53P at Kronk's Cometography]

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Latest revision as of 16:12, 24 December 2023

53P/Van Biesbroeck
Discovery
Discovered byGeorge Van Biesbroeck
Discovery dateSeptember 1, 1954
Designations
1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV;
1991 VI
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion8.375 AU
Perihelion2.414 AU
Semi-major axis5.394 AU
Eccentricity0.5526
Orbital period12.53 yr
Inclination6.6094°
Last perihelionApril 29, 2016[1]
October 9, 2003
Next perihelion2028-Dec-24.7[2]
Jupiter MOID0.009 AU (1,300,000 km)

53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet 7 km in diameter.[3] Its current orbital period is 12.53 years.

The comet was discovered by George Van Biesbroeck of Yerkes Observatory on 1 September 1954 while searching for the asteroid 1953 GC. The comet had an estimated apparent magnitude of 14.5 and appeared well condensed. The comet was then 1.85 AU from Earth and 2.86 AU from the Sun and had passed from its perigee, which took place on 17 August 1954. The comet was followed until 13 November 1955.[4]

This comet and 42P/Neujmin are fragments of a parent comet that split around March 1845.[5][6][7] The orbit of 53P/Van Biesbroeck has a Jupiter Minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) of only 0.009 AU (1,300,000 km; 840,000 mi).[3][8] The next perihelion passage is on Christmas Eve 24 December 2028.[2] The comet is expected to brighten to about apparent magnitude 14.

The nucleus of the comet has a radius of 3.33–3.37 kilometers based on observations by Keck.[9]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Seiichi Yoshida (2011-07-31). "53P/Van Biesbroeck". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ^ a b MPC
  3. ^ a b "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 53P/Van Biesbroeck" (last observation: 2017-01-01). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Archived from the original on 2017-02-25.
  4. ^ Kronk, Gary W. (2009). Cometography: a catalog of comets. Vol. 4, 1933-1959. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 458–460. ISBN 9780521585071.
  5. ^ "IAUC 3940: Sats OF SATURN; PERIODIC COMETS NEUJMIN 3 AND VAN BIESBROECK; Corrs". IAU Circular. 1984-04-25.
  6. ^ Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.
  7. ^ Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet? Archived 2008-07-06 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Search Engine: comets and Jupiter MOID < 1 (AU)". JPL Solar System Dynamics. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  9. ^ Meech, K.J.; Hainaut, O.R.; Marsden, B.G. (August 2004). "Comet nucleus size distributions from HST and Keck telescopes". Icarus. 170 (2): 463–491. Bibcode:2004Icar..170..463M. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2004.03.014.

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