344P/Read (0344P)
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Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 24 July 2027
Perihelion distance (q): 2.8
Aphelion distance (Q) : 6.9
Period (years): 10.7
Eccentricity (e): 0.42
Inclination (i): 3.5
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
COMET 344P = P/2016 Q1 = P/2005 S3 (READ)
Michael Read discovered a 19th magnitude comet on Spacewatch images taken on
30 September 2005.
K. Sarneczky, Konkoly Observatory; and P. Szekely, University of Szeged, recovered
the comet P/2005 S3 (cf. IAUC 8608) on unfiltered CCD exposures taken with the
0.60-m Schmidt telescope at thePiszkesteto Station of Konkoly Observatory.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
19-Dec-16
18.10
0.03
17.5
0.2
29-Dec-16
18.36
0.06
17.5
0.2
17-Jan-17
18.79
0.10
18.2
0.2
26-Jan-17
18.95
0.09
18.4
0.2