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C/1911 S2 (Quénisset)

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C/1911 S2
Comet Quenisset photographed from Juvisy-sur-Orge, France on 24 September 1911
Discovery
Discovered byFerdinand Quenisset
Discovery siteFlammarion Obs, France
Designations
Alternative designations1911 VI
Orbital characteristics
Epoch25 October 1911 (JD 2419334.5)
Observation arc30 days
Number of
observations
9
Aphelion517.6 AU
Perihelion0.787 AU
Semi-major axis259.2 AU
Eccentricity0.78735
Orbital period~4,170 years
Inclination108.09°
Longitude of
ascending node
36.430°
Argument of
periapsis
122.09°
Last perihelion12 November 1911
Earth MOID0.0172 AU
Jupiter MOID0.7418 AU

Comet Quenisset, also known by its modern formal designation C/1911 S2, is a non-periodic comet

References

  1. M. M. Baldet; F. Quenisset (1911). "Découverte d'une Comète a l'Observatoire Flammarion de Juvisy" [Discovery of a Comet at the Flammarion Observatory in Juvisy]. L'Astronomie (in French). 25 (1): 436–437. Bibcode:1911LAstr..25..436B.
  2. "C/1911 S2 (Quenisset) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 March 2024.

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