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Draft:C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin)

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C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin) Is a short period comet discovered by David Rankin on October 2nd, 2024.[1] At the time of discovery, it had an apparent magnitude of 20, with a 3" coma and 6" tail. It passed perihelion on 8 October, 2024, at a distance of 2.3 au.[2]

C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin)
Discovery
Discovered byDavid Rankin
Discovery date2 October 2024
Orbital characteristics[3]
Observation arc8 Days
Number of
observations
4
Orbit typeShort-period comet
Aphelion6.72 AU
Perihelion2.3 AU
Eccentricity0.6596078
Orbital period17.4 Years
Last perihelion8 October 2024
Physical characteristics
20.4

References

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  1. ^ "Comets of 2024". people.ast.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  2. ^ "MPEC 2024-T181 : COMET P/2024 T1 (Rankin)". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  3. ^ "https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K24/K24TI1.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)