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Discovered by | John C. Bennett |
Discovery site | Pretoria, South Africa |
Discovery date | 13 November 1974 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1974h 1974 XV |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 19 November 1974 (JD 2442370.5) |
Observation arc | 10 days |
Number of observations | 14 |
Aphelion | 19,270 AU |
Perihelion | 0.8646 AU |
Semi-major axis | 9,635 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.99991 |
Orbital period | 945,833 years |
Max. orbital speed | 45.3 km/s |
Inclination | 134.827° |
Longitude of ascending node | 51.348° |
Argument of periapsis | 324.967° |
TJupiter | –0.812 |
Earth MOID | 0.0356 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 0.8857 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Comet total magnitude (M1) | 10.0 |
Apparent magnitude | 8.5 (1974 apparition) |
Comet Bennett, formally designated as C/1974 V2, is a non-periodic comet that was seen in 1974. During its most recent perihelion, the comet was observed to split apart and disintegrate.
References
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
- "C/1974 V2 (Bennett) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- G. W. Kronk (1999). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 5: 1960–1982. Cambridge University Press. pp. 434–436. ISBN 978-0-521-87226-3.
- "Split comets". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
External links
- C/1974 V2 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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