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C/1930 L1 (Forbes)
Discovery
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
Physical characteristics
Apparent magnitude	9.0 (1930 apparition)

Comet Forbes, formally designated as C/1930 L1, is a parabolic comet that was only observed through optical telescopes in the year 1930.

Observational history

The comet was discovered by Alexander F. I. Forbes on the early morning skies of 31 May 1930. It was the fifth new comet of the year and the second of three comets he discovered overall.

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.
"Forbes, Mr. Alexander Forbes Irvine (astronomy)". s2a3.org.za. 15 May 1959. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

External links

C/1930 L1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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