Comet 153P/Ikeya-Zhang
Named after Kaoru Ikeya who discovered the comet on February 1, 2002 and Daqing Zhang who discovered the comet one hour and a half later.
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Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2452560,5 |
Semi major axis | 51,2136 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 366,510 Julian years |
Inclination | 28,120 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,9901 |
Lon. of ascending node | 93,370 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 34,673 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 2002-Mar-18.980780 |
Aphelion distance | 101,9200 AU |
Mean anomaly | 0,559 ° |
Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1) | 4 |
Total magnitude slope (k1) | 15 |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Kaoru Ikeya |
Discovered | 2002-02-01 |
Data File
Data File Name | 153P_Ikeya_Zhang.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-12-22 |
Data File Size | 1657 kB |
Covered Period | 1600,10 - 2100,00 |
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