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Periodic comet with 9 year orbit
128P/Shoemaker-Holt
Discovery
Discovered byCarolyn S. Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Henry E. Holt
Discovery dateOctober 18, 1987
Designations
Alternative designations1988 VII; 1996 S2
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion5.952 AU
Perihelion3.068 AU
Semi-major axis4.51 AU
Eccentricity0.3197
Orbital period9.579 a
Inclination4.3555°
Last perihelionMay 6, 2017? (A)
January 10, 2017
June 13, 2007
Next perihelion2026-Jul-17
2026-Jul-17 (B)
2027-Jan-10? (A)
Jupiter MOID0.153 AU (22,900,000 km)
Physical characteristics
Dimensions4.6 km (B)

128P/Shoemaker–Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 1, is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet passed close to Jupiter in 1982 and was discovered in 1987. The comet was last observed in March 2018.

The nucleus was split into two pieces (A+B) during the 1997 apparition. Fragment A was last observed in 1996 and only has a 79-day observation arc. Fragment B is estimated to be 4.6 km in diameter.

References

  1. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1-A" (last observation: 1996-12-04). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  2. MPC
  3. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1" (last observation: 2018-03-21). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  4. Syuichi Nakano (2006-09-30). "128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 – B (NK 2190)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2012-02-25.
  5. Syuichi Nakano (2018-02-01). "128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1 – B (NK 3529)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  6. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1-B" (last observation: 1999-04-16). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  7. Seiichi Yoshida (2008-08-10). "128P/Shoemaker-Holt 1". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-25.

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