C/1948 L1 (Honda–Bernasconi)
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Comet Honda–Bernasconi photographed by Paolo Maffei on 10 June 1948 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Minoru Honda Giovanni Bernasconi |
| Discovery date | 3 June 1948 |
| Designations | |
| 1948g, 1948 IV | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 25 June 1948 (JD 2432727.5) |
| Observation arc | 33 days |
| Number of observations | 17 |
| Perihelion | 0.207 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.001 |
| Inclination | 23.19° |
| 203.66° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 317.15° |
| Last perihelion | 15 May 1948 |
| TJupiter | 0.523 |
| Earth MOID | 0.078 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.74 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.