C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)
 | The topic of this article may not meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for astronomical objects. (December 2024) |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Jacqueline B. Fazekas |
| Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
| Discovery date | 11 December 2024 |
| Designations | |
| CK24X010 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch | 15 December 2024 (JD 2460659.5) |
| Observation arc | 8 days |
| Number of observations | 41 |
| Aphelion | 15.30 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.814 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 9.557 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.60096 |
| Orbital period | 29.54 years |
| Inclination | 6.450° |
| 352.513° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 123.442° |
| Longitude of perihelion | 296.087° |
| Next perihelion | 30 July 2025 |
| TJupiter | 2.697 |
| Earth MOID | 2.835 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.354 |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 11.2 |
C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) is a Jupiter-family comet. It was discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey scientist, J. B. Fazekas.[2]
Discovery
[edit]The comet was spotted in the 11 December images taken by 111.5 mpx (10,560 x 10,560 px) CCD mounted at prime focus of 1.5 metres (59 in) f/1.6 Cassegrain reflector (observatory code G96). The object appeared as a 20th magnitude 10-12" blob without tail in the constellation Auriga.[3][4]
Orbital characteristics
[edit]Current calculations suggest it's orbital period is about 29.5 years, classyfying it as a Halley-type member.[5] It will reach next perihelion on 31 July 2025, when it will be 3.057 AU (457.3 million km; 284.2 million mi) from the Earth.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "MPEC 2024-Y20 : COMET C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "MPEC 2024-Y20 : COMET C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Facilities". Catalina Sky Survey. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ a b "C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) | astro.vanbuitenen.nl". astro.vanbuitenen.nl. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
External links
[edit]- C/2024 X1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
.png)
