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Comet C/1996 B2 Hyakutake


Named after Yuji Hyakutake, an amateur astronomer from southern Japan, who discovered the comet on 1996-01-30.

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

Alternate designationThe Great Comet of 1996

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2450200,5
Semi major axis1003,2405 AU
Period [Julian yrs]31777,212 Julian years
Inclination124,924 °
Eccentricity0,9998
Lon. of ascending node188,045 °
Argument of perihelion130,177 °
Passage of perihelion1996-May-01.394857
Aphelion distance2006,2508 AU
Mean anomaly360,000 °

Physical Data
Total magnitude (M1)5
Total magnitude slope (k1)7,5
Nuclear magnitude (M2)9
Nuclear phase coefficient0,03

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererYuji Hyakutake
Discovered1996-01-30

Data File
Data File NameC_1996_B2_Hyakutake.aed
Data File Date2006-07-19
Data File Size240 kB
Covered Period1995,01 - 1996,99