93P/Lovas

93P/Lovas, also called Comet Lovas or Lovas's Comet, is a Jupiter-family comet discovered in 1980.[3]

93P/Lovas
Discovery
Discovered byMiklós Lovas
Discovery dateDecember 5, 1980
Designations
Lovas's Comet, Comet Lovas, Lovas 1, 1980 V, 1989 XIII, 1989p, 1980s
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 01 2009
Number of
observations
2,244
Aphelion7.07 AU
Perihelion1.70 AU
Semi-major axis4.39 AU
Eccentricity0.61192
Orbital period9.20 years
Inclination12.2198
Last perihelionMarch 1, 2017[1]
2007-Dec-17
Next perihelion2026-May-02[2]
TJupiter2.605
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
12.8
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)
14.6

References

  1. MPC
  2. "Horizons Batch for 93P/Lovas 1 (90000911) on 2026-May-02" (Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive). JPL Horizons. Retrieved 2023-04-29. (JPL#62/Soln.date: 2019-Sep-03)
  3. Kronk, Gary W. "93P/Lovas 1". Cometography. Gary W. Kronk. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
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