207P/NEAT

207P/NEAT
	The comet on 5 March 2024 by ZTF
Discovery
Discovered by	Near Earth Asteroid Tracking
Discovery date	March 11, 2001
Designations
Alternative designations	P/2001 J1, P/2008 T5
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	September 21, 2021 (2459478.5)
Aphelion	6.811 AU
Perihelion	0.9325 AU
Semi-major axis	3.8716 AU
Eccentricity	0.7591
Orbital period	7.618 a ; 2782.5 d
Inclination	10.186 °
Longitude of; ascending node	198.343°
Argument of; periapsis	272.996°
Last perihelion	31 January 2024
TJupiter	2.449
Earth MOID	0.140 AU

Last updated January 02, 2025

207P/NEAT is a periodic Jupiter-family comet with an orbital period of 7.62 years. It was discovered by Near Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) on 11 March 2001.^[1]

The comet upon discovery appeared diffuse, with the coma having a diameter of 8 to 15 arcseconds and its apparent magnitude was estimated to be 19.9 by NEAT and 17.1 – 17.3 by other observers.^[1] After further observations it was determined that it is a short period comet, with an orbital period of about 7.5–7.9 years which has a rough similarity with that of the lost comet Biela according to Shuichi Nakano. It was also identified as a faint asteroidal object that was detected by Spacewatch on 7 October 2000, but it wasn't followed-up.^[3]

The comet was recovered on 15 October 2008 by K. Kadota using a CCD camera mounted on a 25-cm reflector telescope. The comet had a coma diameter of 0.5-0.6 arcminutes and a central condensation with no tail. The apparent magnitude was estimated to be 16.4.^[4] After the recovery the comet was given the permanent designation 207P.^[5] During the 2024 apparition and comet approached Earth at a distance of 0.2198 AU (32.88 million km) on 5 March,^[2] and brightened to an apparent magnitude of around 14.^[6] On 6 February 2045 the comet will approach Earth at a distance of 0.1566 AU (23.43 million km).^[2]

The comet lies near to a 3:2 inner orbital resonance with Jupiter and could have been a Hilda asteroid. The comet also experiences large periodic oscillations in perihelion distance and inclination, ranging from 0.94 AU and 10 degrees of inclination to 3.8 AU and 50 degrees of inclination through the Kozai mechanism the last 10,000 years.^[7]

The radius of the nucleus of the comet is estimated to be 0.69 kilometers.^[7]

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References

1 2 3 Lawrence, K.; Helin, E.; Pravdo, S.; Barker, E. S. (1 May 2002). "Comet 2002 K1". International Astronomical Union Circular. 7902: 1. ISSN 0081-0304.
1 2 3 4 5 "Small-Body Database Lookup: 207P/NEAT". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
↑ Hergenrother, C. W.; Spahr, T. B.; Nelson, M.; Gleason, A. E.; Nakano, S. (1 May 2001). "Comet P/2001 J1 (NEAT)". International Astronomical Union Circular. 7635: 3. ISSN 0081-0304.
↑ Green, Daniel (20 October 2008). "IAUC 8996: P/2008 T5; V1251 Cyg". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu.
↑ Green, Daniel (2 December 2008). "IAUC 8999: V679 Car = N Car 2008; 206P". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu.
↑ Yoshida, Sheiichi. "Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2024 Mar. 2: North)". www.aerith.net. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
1 2 Fernández, Julio A.; Sosa, Andrea (December 2015). "Jupiter family comets in near-Earth orbits: Are some of them interlopers from the asteroid belt?". Planetary and Space Science. 118: 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.07.010.

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[IAUC7902-1] 1 2 3 Lawrence, K.; Helin, E.; Pravdo, S.; Barker, E. S. (1 May 2002). "Comet 2002 K1". International Astronomical Union Circular. 7902: 1. ISSN 0081-0304.

[jpl-2] 1 2 3 4 5 "Small-Body Database Lookup: 207P/NEAT". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[3] Hergenrother, C. W.; Spahr, T. B.; Nelson, M.; Gleason, A. E.; Nakano, S. (1 May 2001). "Comet P/2001 J1 (NEAT)". International Astronomical Union Circular. 7635: 3. ISSN 0081-0304.

[4] Green, Daniel (20 October 2008). "IAUC 8996: P/2008 T5; V1251 Cyg". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu.

[5] Green, Daniel (2 December 2008). "IAUC 8999: V679 Car = N Car 2008; 206P". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu.

[6] Yoshida, Sheiichi. "Weekly Information about Bright Comets (2024 Mar. 2: North)". www.aerith.net. Retrieved 17 August 2024.

[Fernandez2015-7] 1 2 Fernández, Julio A.; Sosa, Andrea (December 2015). "Jupiter family comets in near-Earth orbits: Are some of them interlopers from the asteroid belt?". Planetary and Space Science. 118: 14–24. doi:10.1016/j.pss.2015.07.010.

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