371P/LINEAR-Skiff (0371P)
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Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 25 April 2027
Perihelion distance (q): 2.2
Aphelion distance (Q) : 6.2
Period (years): 8.5
Eccentricity (e): 0.48
Inclination (i): 17.4
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
Atlas
PK01R060 = 371P
B. A. Skiff, Lowell Observatory, discovered the comet at 17th magnitude on CCD
images taken by him with the LONEOS telescope on 25 September 2001. The object
showed a moderately condensed 15" coma and a broad tail about 25" toward the
west-northwest.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
12-Oct-18
19.24
0.19
19.0
0.2
31-Oct-18
19.28
0.17
19.1
0.2
27-Nov-18
19.79
0.29
19.4
0.2
28-Dec-18
20.63
0.21
20.2
0.2