144P / Kushida
| 144P / Kushida [i] | |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | short-term |
| Numerical eccentricity | 0.628 |
| Perihelion | 1,439 AU |
| Aphelion | 6.291 AU |
| Major semi-axis | 3.865 AU |
| Sidereal period | 7 a 219 d |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 4.109 ° |
| Perihelion | January 26, 2009 |
| history | |
| Explorer | Yoshio Kushida |
| Date of discovery | January 8, 1994 |
| Older name | P / 1994 A1, 1994a, 1993 XX, P / 2000 O2 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . Please also note the note on comet articles . | |
144P / Kushida is a periodic comet of the Jupiter family whose orbit is between Earth and Saturn . The comet's orbital period is 7.6 years.
Discovery story
Yoshio Kushida discovered this comet on January 8, 1994 . Patrick Rocher calculated the orbit of the comet from 325 position information, which was then successfully rediscovered on July 25, 2000 by CE Delahodde and OR Hainaut.
Return of the comet in 2008/2009
At the turn of 2008/2009, 144P / Kushida became brighter than expected and could easily be observed with a small telescope.
See also
Web links
- Homepage of Seiichi Yoshida (English)
- Gary Kronk's Cometography: 144P / Kushida (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ JPL - Solar System Dynamics: 144P / Kushida
- ↑ Gary W. Kronk : 144P / Kushida ( Memento of 5 February 2009 at the Internet Archive )