Comet C/1995 O1 Hale-Bopp
Named after Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp (both United States), who discovered the comet on 1995-07-23.
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Alternate designation | The Great Comet of 1997 |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2450460,5 |
Semi major axis | 186,0304 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 2537,372 Julian years |
Inclination | 89,430 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,9951 |
Lon. of ascending node | 282,471 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 130,589 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 1997-Apr-01.137090 |
Aphelion distance | 371,1467 AU |
Mean anomaly | 359,969 ° |
Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1) | -1 |
Total magnitude slope (k1) | 8,5 |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Alan Hale and Thomas Bopp |
Discovered | 1995-07-23 |
Data File
Data File Name | C_1995_O1_Hale_Bopp.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 312 kB |
Covered Period | 1995,00 - 2000,00 |
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