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Discovered by | Alexander F. I. Forbes |
Discovery site | Cape Town, South Africa |
Discovery date | 31 May 1930 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1930e 1930 V |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 6 June 1930 (JD 2426133.5) |
Observation arc | 49 days |
Number of observations | 54 |
Perihelion | 1.1528 AU |
Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
Inclination | 97.0912° |
Longitude of ascending node | 279.265° |
Argument of periapsis | 320.966° |
Last perihelion | 10 May 1930 |
Comet Forbes, formally designated as C/1930 L1, is a parabolic comet that was only observed through optical telescopes in the year 1930.
References
- E. Strömgren (4 June 1930). "New Comet Forbes (1930e)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 285.
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- "C/1930 L1 (Forbes) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
- C/1930 L1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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