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C/1890 V1 (Zona)

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C/1890 V1 (Zona)
Discovery
Discovered byTemistocle Zona
Discovery sitePalermo Astronomical Obs.
Discovery date15 November 1890
Designations
1890e
1890 IV
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch7 December 1890 (JD 2411708.5)
Observation arc6 days
Number of
observations
5
Aphelion720.331 AU
Perihelion2.0398 AU
Semi-major axis361.185 AU
Eccentricity0.994352
Orbital period6,864.41 years
Inclination154.264°
86.891°
Argument of
periapsis
330.879°
Last perihelion6 August 1890
TJupiter–1.579
Earth MOID1.0892 AU
Jupiter MOID1.8205 AU

C/1890 V1 (Zona) is a non-periodic comet discovered on November 15, 1890 by the Italian astronomer Temistocle Zona[2] with an equatorially mounted Merz telescope at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo.[3] Whilst attempting to observe this comet, Rudolf F. Spitaler discovered the eponymous 113P/Spitaler in 1890.

References

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  1. ^ "C/1890 V1 (Zona) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. ^ G. W. Kronk (2003). "C/1890 V1 (Zona)". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 2: 1800–1899. Cambridge University Press. pp. 658–660. ISBN 0521585058.
  3. ^ T. Zona (1891). "Osservazioni della Cometa 1890 IV (Zona Nov. 15)" (PDF). Astronomische Nachrichten (in Italian). 126 (9): 141–142. Bibcode:1891AN....126..141Z. doi:10.1002/asna.18911260907.