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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | George Alcock |
Discovery date | 19 March 1963 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1963b |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 15 May 1963 (JD 2438164.5) |
Observation arc | 118 days |
Number of observations | 25 |
Aphelion | 1,476 AU |
Perihelion | 1.537 AU |
Semi-major axis | 5 May 2024 |
Eccentricity | 0.99792 |
Orbital period | ~20,000 years |
Inclination | 86.219° |
Longitude of ascending node | 43.465° |
Argument of periapsis | 146.62° |
Last perihelion | 5 May 1963 |
TJupiter | 0.108 |
Earth MOID | 0.632 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 2.855 AU |
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 13.9 |
Comet Alcock, formally designated as C/1963 F1 is a non-periodic comet. It is the third of five comets discovered by English astronomer, George Alcock.
References
- B. G. Marsden (4 May 1983). "Comet Alcock (1963b)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 1823.
- "C/1983 H1 (IRAS–Araki–Alcock) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
External links
- C/1963 F1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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