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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Charles S. Wells |
Discovery site | Dudley Obs, New York |
Discovery date | 18 March 1882 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1882a 1882 I |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 20 June 1882 (JD 2408616.5) |
Observation arc | 114 days |
Number of observations | 41 |
Aphelion | 17,041 AU |
Perihelion | 0.061 AU |
Semi-major axis | 8,521 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.99999 |
Orbital period | ~787,000 years |
Max. orbital speed | 171 km/s |
Inclination | 73.797° |
Longitude of ascending node | 206.589° |
Argument of periapsis | 208.985° |
Last perihelion | 11 June 1882 |
TJupiter | 0.086 |
Earth MOID | 0.0084 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 1.3834 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Apparent magnitude | 0.0 (1882 apparition) |
Comet Wells, formally designated as C/1882 F1, is a parabolic, sungrazing comet that became visible in the naked eye during the early months of 1882.
References
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- "C/1882 F1 (Wells) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- G. W. Kronk (2003). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. Cambridge University Press. pp. 496–498. ISBN 978-0-521-58505-7.
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