C/1988 B1 Shoemaker
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Comet C/1988 B1 was discovered by Carolyn S. and Eugene M. Shoemaker (with the 0.46-m Schmidt telescope at Palomar) on 23 January 1988 (IAUC 4547), when the comet was ten months after its perihelion passage. The comet was last seen on 6 January 1992.
The comet made its close approach to the Earth on 4 February 1988 (4.68 au), that was twelve days after its discovery. Slightly deeper close approach to the Earth was in the previous opposition (not observed) when the comet was within 4.62 au from the Earth (12 February 1987, about five weeks before perihelion passage).
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 4.0 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 5.55 au to 12.85 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to escape of the comet from the solar system (see future barycentric orbit).
See also Królikowska 2014 and Królikowska and Dybczyński 2017.
The comet made its close approach to the Earth on 4 February 1988 (4.68 au), that was twelve days after its discovery. Slightly deeper close approach to the Earth was in the previous opposition (not observed) when the comet was within 4.62 au from the Earth (12 February 1987, about five weeks before perihelion passage).
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 4.0 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 5.55 au to 12.85 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers small planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to escape of the comet from the solar system (see future barycentric orbit).
See also Królikowska 2014 and Królikowska and Dybczyński 2017.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 66 | |
| data interval | 1988 01 23 – 1992 01 06 | |
| data type | observed only after perihelion (POST) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 5.55 au – 12.9au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | NO | |
| number of residuals | 127 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.98 | |
| orbit quality class | 1a | |
| orbital elements (heliocentric ecliptic J2000) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Epoch | 1987 03 26 | |
| perihelion date | 1987 03 20.10755500 | ± 0.00920600 |
| perihelion distance [au] | 5.03070649 | ± 0.00007222 |
| eccentricity | 1.00248504 | ± 0.00003544 |
| argument of perihelion [°] | 124.217043 | ± 0.001331 |
| ascending node [°] | 325.159660 | ± 0.000038 |
| inclination [°] | 80.58594 | ± 0.000139 |
| reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | -493.97 | ± 7.03 |
Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.