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C/1921 H1 (Dubiago)

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C/1921 H1 (Dubiago)
Discovery[1]
Discovered byAlexander Dubyago
Discovery siteKazan Observatory
Discovery date24 April 1921
Designations
1921c[2]
1921 I
Orbital characteristics[4]
Epoch21 May 1921 (JD 2422830.5)
Observation arc40 days
Number of
observations
27
Aphelion33.088 AU
Perihelion1.1161 AU
Semi-major axis17.102 AU
Eccentricity0.93474
Orbital period70.73 years
Inclination22.345°
67.127°
Argument of
periapsis
97.481°
Last perihelion5 May 1921
(last observation)
9 August 1982[3]
(calculated)
Next perihelion25 June 2041[3]
TJupiter1.496
Earth MOID0.384 AU
Jupiter MOID0.817 AU
Physical characteristics[5]
10.5
(1921 apparition)

Dubiago's Comet, formally known as C/1921 H1 by its modern nomenclature, is a faint Halley-type comet that completes an orbit around the Sun once every 61–79 years.[5] It was predicted to return in 1982, but it was not observed. It will next return to the inner Solar System by 2041.[3]

Discovery and observations

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The comet was first spotted from the Kazan Observatory on the evening of 24 April 1921.[5] Initially, the discovery of the comet was incorrectly credited to Dmitri Dubyago, but the attribution was later clarified to Alexander Dubyago a year later.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ G. Lecointe (20 May 1921). "Comète Dubiago (1921c)". Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (in French). 20.
  2. ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c S. Yoshida (6 August 2006). "C/1921 H1 (Dubiago)". www.aerith.net. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  4. ^ "C/1921 H1 (Dubiago) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b c G. W. Kronk (2003). "C/1921 H1 (Dubiago)". Cometography.com. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Report of the Comet Medal Committee". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 34 (197): 72. 1922. doi:10.1086/123250.
  7. ^ "Ninety-Eighth Award of the Donohue Comet Medal (A Correction)". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 34 (199): 163. 1922. doi:10.1086/123251.
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