11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR

11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR [i]
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type	short-term
Numerical eccentricity	0.54
Perihelion	1.584 AU
Aphelion	5.291 AU
Major semi-axis	3,437 AU
Sidereal period	6.37 a
Inclination of the orbit plane	13.46 °
Perihelion	May 4, 2008
history
Explorer	EWL Temple , LA Swift , Lincoln Near Earth Asteroid Research
Date of discovery	November 27, 1869
Older name	1869 W1; 1869 III; 1869c; 1880 T1; 1880 IV; 1880e; 1891 V; 1891d; 1908 II; 1908d; 2001 X3
Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . Please also note the note on comet articles .

11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR is a periodic comet of the Jupiter family . The comet's orbit runs between Earth and Saturn with an orbital period of 6.372 years.

Discovery story

Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel discovered this comet on November 27, 1869, and it was later observed by Lewis Swift ( Warner Observatory ) on October 11, 1880. After 1908 the comet had not been seen and was thought to be lost. On December 7, 2001, the comet was rediscovered as part of the LINEAR project, but could not be observed in perihelion in 2008 because it was too close to the sun.

See also

• List of comets

swell

1. ↑ 11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR in the Small-Body Database of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (English).
2. ^ Gary W. Kronk : 11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR. Retrieved February 12, 2012 . 
3. ↑ 11P / Tempel-Swift-LINEAR. Retrieved February 12, 2012 .