Comet 16P/Brooks 2
Named after William Robert Brooks who discovered the comet on 7 Jul 1889 at Geneva, New York.
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| Classification | Jupiter-family Comet |
Osculating Orbital Elements
| Epoch | 2411280,5 |
| Semi major axis | 3,6845 AU |
| Period [Julian yrs] | 7,073 Julian years |
| Inclination | 6,081 ° |
| Eccentricity | 0,4708 |
| Lon. of ascending node | 19,465 ° |
| Argument of perihelion | 343,663 ° |
| Passage of perihelion | 1889-Sep-30.854000 |
| Aphelion distance | 5,4192 AU |
| Mean anomaly | 0,578 ° |
Physical Data
| Total magnitude (M1) | 7,5 |
| Total magnitude slope (k1) | 25 |
| Nuclear magnitude (M2) | 14 |
| Nuclear magnitude slope (k2) | 10 |
Discovery Circumstances
| Discoverer | William Robert Brooks |
| Discovered | 1889-07-07 |
Data File
| Data File Name | 16P_Brooks_2.aed |
| Data File Date | 2006-12-22 |
| Data File Size | 2906 kB |
| Covered Period | 1800,00 - 2100,00 |
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