For other comets discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer satellite, see Comet WISE and NEOWISE.
412P/WISE
DiscovererWISE
Discovery date22 January 2010
Mpc nameP/2010 B2, P/2020 Y1
Epoch17 December 2020 (JD 2459200.5)
Observation arc11.11 years
Obs74
Perihelion1.618 AU
Aphelion4.603 AU
Semimajor3.110 AU
Eccentricity0.47994
Period5.485 years
Inclination8.931°
Asc node0.849°
Arg peri155.92°
Mean2.088°
Tjup3.013
Earth moid0.625 AU
Jupiter moid0.432 AU
Mean radius0.495 km (0.308 mi)[1]
M 115.2
M 219.1
Last p5 December 2020
Next p30 May 2026

412P/WISE is an Encke-type comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is the first of many comets discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE),[2] and has since been followed by ground observatories, among them the Mauna Kea Observatory.[3]

Orbit

The comet has an orbital period of 5.49 years, an aphelion of 4.6 astronomical units and a perihelion of 1.62 astronomical units.[4]

References

  1. ^ J. M. Bauer; R. Stevenson; E. Kramer et al. (2015). "The NEOWISE-Discovered Comet Population and the CO+CO2 Production Rates". The Astrophysical Journal. 814 (2): 85–109. arXiv:1509.08446. Bibcode:2015ApJ...814...85B. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/814/2/85
  2. ^ J. V. Scotti; A. Draginda; D. J. Tholen et al. (2010-02-08). "Comet P/2010 B2 (WISE)". Minor Planet Electronic Circulars. '2010-C23'. B. G. Marsden et al. (ed.). Bibcode:2010MPEC....C...23S
  3. ^ E. Lakdawalla (2010-02-08). "WISE has found its first comet, P/2010 B2 (WISE)". The Planetary Society. Archived from the original on 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  4. ^ "Comet Discovered by New NASA Observatory". Space.com. 2010-02-11. Retrieved 2010-02-12.