Comet Donati–van Arsdale, formally designated as C/1857 V1, is a parabolic comet co-discovered by Giovanni Battista Donati and Robert van Arsdale a few hours apart on 10 November 1857.[4][5] It was calculated to have a retrograde trajectory around the Sun.[1][6]
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Giovanni B. Donati Robert van Arsdale |
| Discovery date | 10 November 1857 |
| Designations | |
| 1857 VI[2] | |
| Orbital characteristics[3] | |
| Epoch | 19 November 1857 (JD 2399638.0641) |
| Observation arc | 39 days |
| Number of observations | 69 |
| Perihelion | 1.009 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 142.156° |
| 141.307° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 95.102° |
| Last perihelion | 19 November 1857 |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 9.9 |
References
edit- ^ a b B. A. Gould (1857). "Comet 1857 VI". Astronomical Journal. 5 (108): 89. Bibcode:1857AJ......5...96G. doi:10.1086/100628.
- ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ "C/1857 V1 (Donati–van Arsdale) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
- ^ a b G. W. Kronk (1999). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. Cambridge University Press. pp. 256–257. ISBN 978-0-521-58505-7.
- ^ R. van Arsdale (1857). "Letter to the editor [comet observation]". Astronomical Journal. 5 (108): 89. Bibcode:1857AJ......5...89V. doi:10.1086/100615.
- ^ M. Pape (1857). "Elements of Comet VI., 1857". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 18: 15–16. Bibcode:1857MNRAS..18R..15P.
External links
edit- C/1857 V1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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