C/1948 L1 (Honda–Bernasconi)

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C/1948 L1 (Honda–Bernasconi)
Comet Honda–Bernasconi photographed by Paolo Maffei on 10 June 1948
Discovery
Discovered byMinoru Honda
Giovanni Bernasconi
Discovery date3 June 1948
Designations
1948g, 1948 IV
Orbital characteristics
Epoch25 June 1948 (JD 2432727.5)
Observation arc33 days
Number of
observations
17
Perihelion0.207 AU
Eccentricity1.001
Inclination23.19°
203.66°
Argument of
periapsis
317.15°
Last perihelion15 May 1948
TJupiter0.523
Earth MOID0.078 AU
Jupiter MOID0.74 AU
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
0.643 km (0.400 mi)
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
8.4
4.0
(1948 apparition)

C/1948 L1 (Honda–Bernasconi) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 3 June 1948. The comet was discovered by Minoru Honda and independently found by Giovanni Bernasconi the next day.