58P/Jackson–Neujmin
< 58P
Comet Jackson–Neujmin photographed from the Zwicky Transient Facility on 2 August 2020 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Cyril Jackson Grigory N. Neujmin |
| Discovery site | Union, South Africa Simeis, Crimea |
| Discovery date | 20–21 September 1936 |
| Designations | |
| P/1936 S1, P/1970 R1 | |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 13 September 2023 (JD 2460200.5) |
| Observation arc | 50.16 years |
| Number of observations | 508 |
| Aphelion | 6.798 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.379 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 4.089 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.66257 |
| Orbital period | 8.268 years |
| Inclination | 13.105° |
| 159.07° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 200.54° |
| Mean anomaly | 143.44° |
| Last perihelion | 25 May 2020 |
| Next perihelion | 5 September 2028 |
| TJupiter | 2.567 |
| Earth MOID | 0.381 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.282 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.6 km (0.37 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 9.1 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 16.3 |
58P/Jackson–Neujmin is a periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 8.19 years.