63P/Wild
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Paul Wild at the Zimmerwald Observatory, Switzerland |
| Discovery date | 26 March 1960 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Aphelion | 9.2249 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.9508 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 5.5906 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.6509 |
| Orbital period | 13.21 yr |
| Inclination | 19.7799° |
| Last perihelion | 2013 |
| Next perihelion | 2026 |
63P/Wild is a periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 13.21 years.
It was first detected by Paul Wild at the Zimmerwald Observatory of the Astronomical Institute of Bern, Switzerland on a photographic plate exposed on 26 March 1960, who estimated its brightness at a magnitude of 14.3. Its elliptical orbit was then calculated to have an orbital period of 13.17 years.[1]
Its predicted reappearance in 1973 was observed by Elizabeth Roemer of the U.S. Naval Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona at a magnitude of 17.5. Although not found in 1986 it was rediscovered in 1999 with a magnitude of around 12.
The 2013 return was moderately favourable with magnitude again around 12.
See also
References
- ↑ "63P/Wild 1". Retrieved 10 December 2014.
| Numbered comets | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous 62P/Tsuchinshan |
63P/Wild | Next 64P/Swift–Gehrels |
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