Forum der Vereinigung der Sternfreunde

(CBET 5040)

COMET P/2021 M1 = P/2008 QP20 (LINEAR-HILL)

R. Weryk, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Western
Ontario, reports the accidental recovery of comet P/2008 QP20, for its third
recorded apparition.

Epoch = 2015 May 18.0 TT
T = 2015 May 17.28154 TT Peri. = 72.35226
e = 0.5063906 Node = 324.96924 2000.0
q = 1.7233739 AU Incl. = 7.74184
a = 3.4913719 AU n = 0.15108102 P = 6.52 years

Epoch = 2022 Jan. 21.0 TT
T = 2022 Jan. 2.14859 TT Peri. = 75.53962
e = 0.4913081 Node = 322.07317 2000.0
q = 1.8062355 AU Incl. = 7.52190
a = 3.5507458 AU n = 0.14730744 P = 6.69 years

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Michael Möller (MMI)

auch cbet 5040. 21,5 mag Mitte August.

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Uwe Pilz, Fachgruppen Kometen und Astrophysik/Algorithmen.
Oft benutzte Instrumente: Fujinon 16x70 FMT-SX-2, TMB Apo 105/650, Skywatcher Evostar 120/900 ED, Ninja Dobson 320/1440, Smartscope Dwarf-3