273P/Pons–Gambart
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by |
Jean-Louis Pons, Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart (first discovery) Rob Matson (second discovery) |
| Discovery date |
June 21, 1827 (first discovery) November 7, 2012 (second discovery) |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch | September 06 2015 |
| Aphelion | 0.812 AU |
| Perihelion | 63.047 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.974556 |
| Orbital period | 180 years |
| Avg. orbital speed | 12.378 km/s |
| Inclination | 136.4 |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 17.9 |
| Last perihelion | December 18, 2012 |
| Next perihelion | 2192 |
273P/Pons–Gambart, also called Comet Pons-Gambart, is a long-period comet first discovered on June 21, 1827 by Jean-Louis Pons and Jean-Félix Adolphe Gambart. It was lost and was not recovered until November 7, 2012, when amateur astronomer Rob Matson discovered a comet, and it was identified that the orbital calculations for Pons-Gambart were completely wrong.[1]
References
- ↑ Kronk, Gary W. "273P/Pons-Gambart". Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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