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C/1959 Y1 (Burnham)

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C/1959 Y1 (Burnham)
Comet Burnham photographed by Alan McClure on 22 April 1960.[1]
Discovery[2]
Discovered byRobert Burnham, Jr.
Discovery siteLowell Observatory
Discovery date30 December 1959
Designations
1959k[3]
1960 II
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch4 April 1960 (JD 2437028.5)
Observation arc148 days
Number of
observations
35
Perihelion0.5044 AU
Eccentricity1.00029
Inclination159.601°
252.643°
Argument of
periapsis
306.632°
Last perihelion20 March 1960
Earth MOID0.1947 AU
Jupiter MOID0.5355 AU
Physical characteristics[5]
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)
15.9
3.0
(1960 apparition)

Comet Burnham, formally designated as C/1959 Y1, is a hyperbolic comet that became visible in the naked eye on the early months of 1960.[5] It is one of six comets discovered by American astronomer, Robert Burnham, Jr.[2]

References

  1. ^ D. D. Meisel (1962). "Comet Burnham 1959K: Final Report, Part IV, Supplementary Notes". Strolling Astronomer. 16 (7–8). Bibcode:1962StAst..16..154M.
  2. ^ a b J. M. Vinter Hansen (7 January 1960). "Comet Burnham (1959k)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams. 1706.
  3. ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ "C/1959 Y1 (Burnham) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Comet C/1959 Y1 (Burnham)". Comet Observation Database System (COBS). Retrieved 4 December 2024.