C/1905 X1 (Giacobini)
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_on_1905-Dec-29.jpg) Giacobini's Comet photographed by Edward E. Barnard on 29 December 1905[1] | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Michel Giacobini |
| Discovery site | Nice, France |
| Discovery date | 7 December 1905 |
| Designations | |
| 1905c[2] 1906 I | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch | 13 January 1906 (JD 2417223.5) |
| Observation arc | 81 days |
| Number of observations | 41 |
| Perihelion | 0.216 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 43.65° |
| 93.37° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 199.22° |
| Last perihelion | 22 December 1906 |
| Earth MOID | 0.413 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.253 AU |
| Physical characteristics[4] | |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 8.3 |
| 0.7 (1906 apparition) | |
Giacobini's Comet, also known as C/1905 X1, is a bright parabolic comet that became visible to the naked eye in January 1906. It is one of 12 comets discovered by French astronomer, Michel Giacobini.
References
[edit]- ^ E. E. Barnard (1906). "Photographic Observations of Giacobini's Comet (1905 c)". Astrophysical Journal. 24: 255–258. Bibcode:1906ApJ....24..255B. doi:10.1086/141388.
- ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "C/1905 X1 – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ G. W. Kronk (2007). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 3: 1900–1932. Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–75. ISBN 978-0-521-58506-4.
External links
[edit]- C/1905 X1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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