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C/1913 Y1 (Delavan)

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C/1913 Y1 (Delavan)
Comet Delavan photographed by Gavril A. Tikhov from the Pulkovo Observatory in October 1914
Discovery
Discovered byPablo T. Delavan
Discovery siteLa Plata Observatory
Discovery date18 December 1913
Designations
1913f[1]
1914 V
Orbital characteristics[3]
Epoch15 March 1914 (JD 2420206.5)
Observation arc628 days (1.72 years)[2]
Number of
observations
1006
Perihelion1.1044 AU
Eccentricity1.00014
Inclination68.043°
60.397°
Argument of
periapsis
287.436°
Last perihelion26 October 1914
Earth MOID0.63832 AU
Jupiter MOID1.64685 AU
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
4.8

Comet Delavan, formally designated as C/1913 Y1, is a hyperbolic comet discovered by astronomer Pablo T. Delavan on December 18, 1913, from the La Plata Observatory in Argentina.[2]

The comet was last seen on September 19, 1915.[4] It is one of 19 comets used in the original sample by Jan Oort for his hypothesis regarding the origin of long-period comets in 1950.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "C/1913 Y1 | CODEC". Catalogue of Cometary Orbits and their Dynamical Evolution. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  3. ^ "C/1913 Y1 – JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  4. ^ G. W. Kronk (2007). Cometography - A Catalog of Comets (PDF). Vol. 3: 1900-1932. Cambridge University Press. Bibcode:2008JAHH...11...83O. ISBN 978-0-521-58506-4. ISSN 1440-2807.
  5. ^ M. Królikowska; P. A. Dybczyński (2010). "Where do Long-Period Comets come from? 26 Comets from the non-gravitational Oort spike" (PDF). Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (4): 1886–1902. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16403.x.