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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.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.


Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2452560,5
Semi major axis51,2136 AU
Period [Julian yrs]366,510 Julian years
Inclination28,120 °
Eccentricity0,9901
Lon. of ascending node93,370 °
Argument of perihelion34,673 °
Passage of perihelion2002-Mar-18.980780
Aphelion distance101,9200 AU
Mean anomaly0,559 °

Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1)4
Total magnitude slope (k1)15

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererKaoru Ikeya
Discovered2002-02-01

Data File
Data File Name153P_Ikeya_Zhang.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size1657 kB
Covered Period1600,10 - 2100,00