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| Discovered by | Michel Giacobini |
| Discovery site | Nice, France |
| Discovery date | 7 December 1905 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative designations | 1905c 1906 I |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 13 January 1906 (JD 2417223.5) |
| Observation arc | 81 days |
| Number of observations | 41 |
| Perihelion | 0.216 AU |
| Eccentricity | ~1.000 |
| Inclination | 43.65° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 93.37° |
| Argument of periapsis | 199.22° |
| Last perihelion | 22 December 1906 |
| Earth MOID | 0.413 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.253 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 8.3 |
| Apparent magnitude | 0.7 (1906 apparition) |
Giacobini's Comet, also known as C/1905 X1, is a bright parabolic comet that became visible to the naked eye on January 1906.
References
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- "C/1905 X1 – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- G. W. Kronk (2007). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 3: 1900–1932. Cambridge University Press. pp. 71–75. ISBN 978-0-521-58506-4.
External links
- C/1905 X1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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