41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák
{{Short description|Periodic comet}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2013}}
{{Infobox comet
| name = 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák
| image = 41P Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak near M108 and M97 - 2017-03-22.jpg
| caption = Comet 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák on March 3, 2017 near Messier 108 and the Owl Nebula.
| discoverer = Horace Parnell Tuttle
Michel Giacobini
Ľubor Kresák
| discovery_date = May 3, 1858
| mpc_name = P/1858 J1, P/1907 O1
P/1951 H1, P/1989b1
| designations = {{unbulleted|1858 III, 1907 III, 1951 IV|1962 V, 1973 VI|1978 XXV, 1990 II}}
| orbit_ref = {{r|jpldata|mpc}}
| epoch = September 13, 2023 (JD 2460200.5)
| observation_arc = 72.38 years
| earliest_precovery_date = April 26, 1951
| obs = 5,250
| perihelion = 1.051 AU
| aphelion = 5.126 AU
| semimajor = 3.088 AU
| eccentricity = 0.65981
| period = 5.428 years
| inclination = 9.219°
| asc_node = 140.99°
| arg_peri = 62.227°
| mean = 66.147°
| tjup = 2.827
| Earth_moid = 0.134 AU
| Jupiter_moid = 0.488 AU
| physical_ref = {{r|jpldata}}
| dimensions = {{cvt|1.4|km|mi}}
| M1 = 16.9
| M2 =
| magnitude =
| last_p = 12 September 2022
| next_p = 15 February 2028{{r|Horizons2028}}
}}
41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet nucleus is estimated to be {{cvt|1.4|km|mi}} in diameter.{{r|jpldata}}
Observational history
= Discovery =
Discovered by Horace Parnell Tuttle on May 3, 1858, and re-discovered independently by Michel Giacobini and Ľubor Kresák in 1907 and 1951 respectively, it is a member of the Jupiter family of comets.
= 2006 apparition =
As of June 1, 2006, Comet 41P was a 10th magnitude object for telescopes, located on the Cancer-Leo border, with a predicted maximum of about 10 at perihelion on June 11. This comet is of interest as it has been noted to flare dramatically. In 1973 the flare was 10 magnitudes brighter than predicted, reaching easy naked-eye visibility at apparent magnitude 4. However, by June 22, the comet had diminished to about magnitude 11, having produced no flare of note.
= 2011 apparition =
The comet was not observed during the 2011 unfavorable apparition since the perihelion passage occurred when the comet was on the far side of the Sun.
= 2017 apparition =
Proposed exploration
In the 1960s, the European Space Research Organisation investigated sending a probe to the comet.{{cite book |last1=Ulivi |first1=Paolo |last2=Harland |first2= David M |date=2007 |title=Robotic Exploration of the Solar System Part I: The Golden Age 1957-1982 |publisher=Springer |page=89 |isbn=9780387493268 }}
References
{{Reflist|refs=
|date=December 31, 2006
|title=41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
|publisher=Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog
|author=Seiichi Yoshida
|url=http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0041P/index.html
|access-date=2010-02-28}}
| author1= G. W. Kronk
| title= 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák
| url= http://www.cometography.com/pcomets/041p.html
| website= Cometography.com
| access-date= 23 April 2025 }}
| title= 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup
| url= http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=41P
| website= ssd.jpl.nasa.gov
| publisher= Jet Propulsion Laboratory
| access-date= 28 February 2010 }}
| title= 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresák Orbit
| url= http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=41P
| publisher= Minor Planet Center
| access-date= 16 June 2014 }}
|date=July 22, 2011
|title=41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (2011)
|publisher=Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog
|author=Seiichi Yoshida
|url=http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0041P/2011.html
|access-date=2012-02-18}}
|type=August 27, 2006 last obs
|title=JPL Close-Approach Data: 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak
|url=http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=41P;cad=1#cad
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121213142035/http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=41P;cad=1%23cad
|archive-date=December 13, 2012
|url-status=live
|access-date=2012-02-22}}
|date=2017-01-04
|title=Bright Comet Prospects for 2017
|publisher=Sky & Telescope
|author=Bob King
|url=http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/binocular-comet-bonanza-in-2017/
|access-date=2017-03-02}}
|title=Horizons Batch for 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak (90000489) on 2028-Feb-15
|publisher=JPL Horizons
|type=Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive
|url=https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/api/horizons.api?format=text&COMMAND=%27DES%3D41P%3BCAP%27&START_TIME=%272028-Feb-12%27&STOP_TIME=%272028-Feb-18%27&STEP_SIZE=%273%20hours%27&QUANTITIES=%2719%27
|accessdate=2023-07-06}} (JPL#K171/19 Soln.date: 2023-May-04)
}}
External links
- {{JPL Small Body|id=1000100}}
- [http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=41P&commit=Show 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresak] at the Minor Planet Center's Database
- [http://cometography.com/pcomets/041p.html 41P at Kronk's Cometography]
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