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{{Short description|Periodic comet with 9 year orbit}}
{{Infobox Comet
{{Infobox comet
| name=32P/Comas Solà
| name=32P/Comas Solà
| image= 32P 2014-12-04 NEOWISE image 3-color.png
| image=
| discoverer=[[Josep Comas Solà]]
| discoverer=[[Josep Comas i Solà]]
| discovery_date=November 5, 1926
| discovery_date=November 5, 1926
| designations=1944 II; 1952 VII; 1951h;<br/>1961 III; 1960f; 1969 VIII;<br/>1968g; 1978 XVII; 1977n;<br/>1987 XVIII; 1986j; 32P/1926 V1;<br/>1927 III; 1926f; 32P/1935 P1;<br/>1935 IV; 1935c; 32P/1960 VL;<br/>1961 III; 1960f
| designations=1944 II; 1952 VII; 1951h;<br/>1961 III; 1960f; 1969 VIII;<br/>1968g; 1978 XVII; 1977n;<br/>1987 XVIII; 1986j; 32P/1926 V1;<br/>1927 III; 1926f; 32P/1935 P1;<br/>1935 IV; 1935c; 32P/1960 VL;<br/>1961 III; 1960f
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| period=8.801 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]]
| period=8.801 [[Julian year (astronomy)|a]]
| inclination= 12.9312°
| inclination= 12.9312°
| last_p=April 1, 2005
| last_p=October 17, 2014<ref name="NK2155"/><br />April 1, 2005
| next_p=October 17, 2014
| next_p=April 20, 2024<ref name=MPC/>
}}
}}


'''32P/Comas Solà''' is the name of a periodic [[comet]] with a current [[orbit]]al period of 8.8 years.
'''32P/Comas Solà''' is a [[List of periodic comets|periodic]] [[comet]] with a current [[orbit]]al period of 8.8 years.


The [[comet nucleus]] is estimated to be 8.4 kilometers in diameter.<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web
The [[comet nucleus]] is estimated to be 8.4 kilometers in diameter.<ref name=jpldata/>
|date=2006-05-30 last obs
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|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 32P/Comas Sola
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|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=32P
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|publisher=Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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|accessdate=2010-02-26}}</ref>


==Discovery==
==History==
''32P/Comas Solà'' was discovered November 5, 1926 by [[Josep Comas Solà]]. As part of his work on [[asteroid]]s for the [[Fabra Observatory]] ([[Barcelona]]), he was taking photographs with a {{convert|6|in|mm|sing=on}} telescope. The comet's past orbital evolution became a point of interest as several astronomers suggested early on that the comet might be a return of the then lost periodic comet ''Spitaler'' (aka [[113P/Spitaler]]). In 1935 additional positions had been obtained, and P. Ramensky investigated the orbital motion back to 1911. He noted the comet passed very close to [[Jupiter]] during May 1912 and that, prior to this approach, the comet had a [[perihelion]] distance of 2.15 [[astronomical unit|AU]] and an orbital period of 9.43 years. The identity with comet ''Spitaler'' was thus disproven.
''32P/Comas Solà'' was discovered November 5, 1926, by [[Josep Comas Solà]]. As part of his work on [[asteroid]]s for the [[Fabra Observatory]] ([[Barcelona]]), he was taking photographs with a {{convert|6|in|mm|adj=on}} telescope. The comet's past orbital evolution became a point of interest as several astronomers suggested early on that the comet might be a return of the then lost periodic comet ''Spitaler'' (aka [[113P/Spitaler]]). In 1935 additional positions had been obtained, and P. Ramensky investigated the orbital motion back to 1911. He noted the comet passed very close to [[Jupiter]] during May 1912 and that, prior to this approach, the comet had a [[perihelion]] distance of 2.15 [[astronomical unit|AU]] and an orbital period of 9.43 years. The identity with comet ''Spitaler'' was thus disproven.

In 1933, the Danish astronomer [[Julie Vinter Hansen]] undertook significant new research which calculated the orbit of the comet up to 1980, predicting when it would return to the Earth's orbit.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=The periodic comet Comas Sola (1926 f) at its return in the year 1935|last=Hansen|first=Julie M. Vinter|journal=Publikationer og Mindre Meddeler Fra Kobenhavns Observatorium|volume=85|pages=1–16|date=1933|bibcode= 1933PCopO..85....1H}}</ref>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The title of the early [[Tangerine Dream]] piece "Fly and Collision of Coma[s] Sola"<!-- first album printing mislabels the track "Coma Sola" -->, appearing on the ''[[Alpha Centauri (album)|Alpha Centauri]]'' album (1971), refers to this comet, which at the time was undergoing a moderately close (0.73 AU) approach to Jupiter.
The title of the early [[Tangerine Dream]] piece "Fly and Collision of Coma[s] Sola"<!-- first album printing mislabels the track "Coma Sola" -->, appearing on the ''[[Alpha Centauri (album)|Alpha Centauri]]'' (1971) album, refers to this comet, which at the time was undergoing a moderately close (0.73 AU) approach to Jupiter.


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist
| refs =

<ref name="NK2155">{{cite web
|date=2011-11-04
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|title=32P/Comas Sola (NK 2155)
|publisher=OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections
|author=Syuichi Nakano
|author-link=Syuichi Nakano
|url=http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk2155.htm
|access-date=2012-02-18}}</ref>

<ref name=MPC>{{cite web
|title=32P/Comas Sola Orbit
|url=http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=32P
|publisher=[[Minor Planet Center]]
|access-date=2014-10-29}}</ref>

<ref name=jpldata>{{cite web
|type=last observation:2014-01-25
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|title=JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 32P/Comas Sola
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|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=32P
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|publisher=[[Jet Propulsion Laboratory]]
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|access-date=2010-02-26}}</ref>

}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=32P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=32P Horizons Ephemeris]
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=32P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=32P Horizons Ephemeris]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141029232855/http://scully.cfa.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/returnprepeph.cgi?d=c&o=0032P Elements and Ephemeris for 32P/Comas Sola] – [[Minor Planet Center]]
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* [http://cometography.com/pcomets/032p.html Kronk's Cometography: 32P/Comas Solá]
* [http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0032P/index.html 32P/Comas Sola] – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
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* [http://cometography.com/pcomets/032p.html 32P/Comas Solà] – [[Gary W. Kronk]]'s Cometography


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Latest revision as of 16:21, 24 December 2023

32P/Comas Solà
Discovery
Discovered byJosep Comas i Solà
Discovery dateNovember 5, 1926
Designations
1944 II; 1952 VII; 1951h;
1961 III; 1960f; 1969 VIII;
1968g; 1978 XVII; 1977n;
1987 XVIII; 1986j; 32P/1926 V1;
1927 III; 1926f; 32P/1935 P1;
1935 IV; 1935c; 32P/1960 VL;
1961 III; 1960f
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion6.692 AU
Perihelion1.834 AU
Semi-major axis4.263 AU
Eccentricity0.5699
Orbital period8.801 a
Inclination12.9312°
Last perihelionOctober 17, 2014[1]
April 1, 2005
Next perihelionApril 20, 2024[2]

32P/Comas Solà is a periodic comet with a current orbital period of 8.8 years.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 8.4 kilometers in diameter.[3]

History[edit]

32P/Comas Solà was discovered November 5, 1926, by Josep Comas Solà. As part of his work on asteroids for the Fabra Observatory (Barcelona), he was taking photographs with a 6-inch (150 mm) telescope. The comet's past orbital evolution became a point of interest as several astronomers suggested early on that the comet might be a return of the then lost periodic comet Spitaler (aka 113P/Spitaler). In 1935 additional positions had been obtained, and P. Ramensky investigated the orbital motion back to 1911. He noted the comet passed very close to Jupiter during May 1912 and that, prior to this approach, the comet had a perihelion distance of 2.15 AU and an orbital period of 9.43 years. The identity with comet Spitaler was thus disproven.

In 1933, the Danish astronomer Julie Vinter Hansen undertook significant new research which calculated the orbit of the comet up to 1980, predicting when it would return to the Earth's orbit.[4]

Trivia[edit]

The title of the early Tangerine Dream piece "Fly and Collision of Coma[s] Sola", appearing on the Alpha Centauri (1971) album, refers to this comet, which at the time was undergoing a moderately close (0.73 AU) approach to Jupiter.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Syuichi Nakano (2011-11-04). "32P/Comas Sola (NK 2155)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ^ "32P/Comas Sola Orbit". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 2014-10-29.
  3. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 32P/Comas Sola" (last observation:2014-01-25). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
  4. ^ Hansen, Julie M. Vinter (1933). "The periodic comet Comas Sola (1926 f) at its return in the year 1935". Publikationer og Mindre Meddeler Fra Kobenhavns Observatorium. 85: 1–16. Bibcode:1933PCopO..85....1H.

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