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[[Comet]] '''177P/Barnard 2''' is a [[periodic comet]] in the [[solar system]]. Its [[period]] is 119.64 years. |
[[Comet]] '''177P/Barnard 2''' is a [[periodic comet]] in the [[solar system]]. Its [[period]] is 119.64 years. |
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The comet, also designated '''P/2006 M3''', discovered by [[E. E. Barnard]] on [[June 24]], [[1889]], [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/comet_e/barnard2_060804.htm has been |
The comet, also designated '''P/2006 M3''', discovered by [[E. E. Barnard]] on [[June 24]], [[1889]], [http://www.ne.jp/asahi/stellar/scenes/comet_e/barnard2_060804.htm has been rediscovered] after 116 years and as of [[September 1]], [[2006]] is brighter than expected at 8th [[magnitude]] in the [[constellation]] [[Draco]]. [[Perihelion]] was [[August 28]], [[2006]]. |
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Of Barnard's other two periodic comets, the first, [[D/1884 O1]] (Barnard 1) was last seen on [[November 20]], [[1884]] and is thought to have disintegrated. The last, [[D/1892 T1]] (Barnard 3) marked the beginning of a new era in cometary astronomy, as it was the first to be discovered by photography. It was last seen on [[December 8]], [[1892]], and is now considered lost. |
Of Barnard's other two periodic comets, the first, [[D/1884 O1]] (Barnard 1) was last seen on [[November 20]], [[1884]] and is thought to have disintegrated. The last, [[D/1892 T1]] (Barnard 3) marked the beginning of a new era in cometary astronomy, as it was the first to be discovered by photography. It was last seen on [[December 8]], [[1892]], and is now considered lost. |
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Revision as of 01:40, 29 November 2006
Comet 177P/Barnard 2 is a periodic comet in the solar system. Its period is 119.64 years.
The comet, also designated P/2006 M3, discovered by E. E. Barnard on June 24, 1889, has been rediscovered after 116 years and as of September 1, 2006 is brighter than expected at 8th magnitude in the constellation Draco. Perihelion was August 28, 2006.
Of Barnard's other two periodic comets, the first, D/1884 O1 (Barnard 1) was last seen on November 20, 1884 and is thought to have disintegrated. The last, D/1892 T1 (Barnard 3) marked the beginning of a new era in cometary astronomy, as it was the first to be discovered by photography. It was last seen on December 8, 1892, and is now considered lost.