76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura

< 76P
76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura
76P/W–K–I photographed from the Zwicky Transient Facility on 29 December 2019
Discovery
Discovered byRichard M. West
Lubos Kohoutek
Toshihiko Ikemura
Discovery siteGeneva, Switzerland
Hamburg, Germany
Shinshiro, Japan
Discovery dateJanuary–March 1975
Designations
P/1975 D1
P/1980 V2
  • 1975 IV, 1981 VIII
  • 1987 XV, 1993 XXI
  • 1975b, 1980r
  • 1987x, 1993o
Orbital characteristics
Epoch21 January 2022 (JD 2459600.5)
Observation arc48.44 years
Earliest precovery date15 October 1974
Number of
observations		1,281
Aphelion5.341 AU
Perihelion1.603 AU
Semi-major axis3.472 AU
Eccentricity0.53829
Orbital period6.469 years
Inclination30.466°
84.109°
Argument of
periapsis		359.95°
Mean anomaly124.62°
Last perihelion26 October 2019
Next perihelion13 April 2026
TJupiter2.685
Earth MOID0.617 AU
Jupiter MOID0.049 AU
Physical characteristics
Dimensions0.62 km (0.39 mi)
6.6±1.0 hours
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		15.4
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)		17.2

76P/West–Kohoutek–Ikemura is a Jupiter-family periodic comet in the Solar System with a current orbital period of 6.47 years.

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