C/2001 K3 Skiff
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Comet C/2001 K3 was discovered on 22 May 2001 by Brian A. Skiff during LONEOS project, that is a month after its perihelion passage. It was observed until 12 October 2001.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 15 July 2001 (2.266 au), less than 2 months after discovery.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 0.392 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 3.07 au to 3.49 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers notable planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a significantly more tight future orbit with semimajor axis of about 1,500 au.
See also Królikowska 2014.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 15 July 2001 (2.266 au), less than 2 months after discovery.
Solution given here is based on data spanning over 0.392 yr in a range of heliocentric distances from 3.07 au to 3.49 au.
This Oort spike comet suffers notable planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system; these perturbations lead to a significantly more tight future orbit with semimajor axis of about 1,500 au.
See also Królikowska 2014.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 346 | |
| data interval | 2001 05 22 – 2001 10 12 | |
| data type | observed only after perihelion (POST) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 3.07 au – 3.49au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 669 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.67 | |
| orbit quality class | 2a | |
| previous orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 4925 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 76 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 22.58 – 30.59 – 39.08 | R |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 602 – 904 – 952 | R |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 50 – 64 – 88 | R |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 3.8 – 5.8 – 9.2 | R |
| percentage of VCs with qprev > 20 | 100 | |
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.
| previous orbit statistics, here only the Galactic tide has been included | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 4916 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 85 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| previous reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 22.99 – 31.27 – 39.81 | R |
| previous perihelion distance [au] | 6.5 – 17 – 93 | R |
| previous aphelion distance [103 au] | 50 – 64 – 87 | R |
| time interval to previous perihelion [Myr] | 4 – 5.7 – 9.1 | R |
| percentage of VCs with qprev < 10 | 28 | |
| percentage of VCs with 10 < qprev < 20 | 29 | |
| percentage of VCs with qprev > 20 | 43 | |