Discovery | |
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Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
Discovery date | 1966 |
Designations | |
1961 X | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 2013-11-04 |
Aphelion | 9.726 AU |
Perihelion | 4.2494 AU |
Semi-major axis | 6.9878 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.39187 |
Orbital period | 18.47 yr |
Inclination | 6.8527° |
Last perihelion | 2013-Jul-05
[1] 1995-Apr-28 [1] |
Next perihelion | 2032-Mar-22 [1] |
271P/van HoutenâLemmon (previously P/1960 S1 and P/2012 TB36) is a short-period comet discovered in 1966 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on eight Palomar plates taken by Tom Gehrels between 24 September and 26 October 1960 as a hazy object of 17th magnitude. It was considered lost and designated D/1960 S1 until recovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 17 September 2012.
Discovery | |
---|---|
Discovered by | C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
Discovery date | 1966 |
Designations | |
1961 X | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 2013-11-04 |
Aphelion | 9.726 AU |
Perihelion | 4.2494 AU |
Semi-major axis | 6.9878 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.39187 |
Orbital period | 18.47 yr |
Inclination | 6.8527° |
Last perihelion | 2013-Jul-05
[1] 1995-Apr-28 [1] |
Next perihelion | 2032-Mar-22 [1] |
271P/van HoutenâLemmon (previously P/1960 S1 and P/2012 TB36) is a short-period comet discovered in 1966 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld on eight Palomar plates taken by Tom Gehrels between 24 September and 26 October 1960 as a hazy object of 17th magnitude. It was considered lost and designated D/1960 S1 until recovered by the Mount Lemmon Survey on 17 September 2012.