268P/Bernardi (0268P)

Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 17 December 2024 Perihelion distance (q): 2.4 Aphelion distance (Q) : 6.8 Period (years): 10.0 Eccentricity (e): 0.47 Inclination (i): 15.6 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve Atlas 268P/Bernardi = 2005 V1 = 2012 P2 Fabrizio Bernardi discovered this comet on 1 November 2005 in images taken with the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (Mauna Kea, Hawaii, USA). The comet showed a very faint tail extending as much as 12" in about PA 290 deg. Images obtained by H. Hsieh on 4 November with the 224-cm reflector at Mauna Kea also show the tail. The comet was recovered in 2012 at magnitude 24 by David J. Tholen's team using the 8.2-m Suburu Telescope on Mauna Kea (Hawaii, USA). Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma '