Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake
Named after Yuji Hyakutake, an amateur astronomer from southern Japan, who discovered the comet on 1996-01-30.
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Alternate designation | The Great Comet of 1996 |
Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch | 2450200,5 |
Semi major axis | 1003,2405 AU |
Period [Julian yrs] | 31777,212 Julian years |
Inclination | 124,924 ° |
Eccentricity | 0,9998 |
Lon. of ascending node | 188,045 ° |
Argument of perihelion | 130,177 ° |
Passage of perihelion | 1996-May-01.394857 |
Aphelion distance | 2006,2508 AU |
Mean anomaly | 360,000 ° |
Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1) | 5 |
Total magnitude slope (k1) | 7,5 |
Nuclear magnitude (M2) | 9 |
Nuclear phase coefficient | 0,03 |
Discovery Circumstances
Discoverer | Yuji Hyakutake |
Discovered | 1996-01-30 |
Data File
Data File Name | C_1996_B2_Hyakutake.aed |
Data File Date | 2006-07-19 |
Data File Size | 240 kB |
Covered Period | 1995,01 - 1996,99 |
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