C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)

C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)

Discovery
Discovered by	Jacqueline B. Fazekas
Discovery site	Mount Lemmon Obs.
Discovery date	11 December 2024
Designations
Alternative designations	CK24X010
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch	15 December 2024 (JD 2460659.5)
Observation arc	8 days
Number of observations	41
Aphelion	15.30 AU
Perihelion	3.814 AU
Semi-major axis	9.557 AU
Eccentricity	0.60096
Orbital period	29.54 years
Inclination	6.450°
Longitude of ascending node	352.513°
Argument of periapsis	123.442°
Longitude of perihelion	296.087°
Next perihelion	30 July 2025
TJupiter	2.697
Earth MOID	2.835 AU
Jupiter MOID	0.354
Comet total magnitude (M1)	11.2

C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) is a Jupiter-family comet. It was discovered by Mt. Lemmon Survey scientist, J. B. Fazekas. ^[2]

Discovery

The comet was spotted in the 11 December images taken by 111.5 mpx (10,560 x 10,560 px) CCD mounted at prime focus of 1.5 metres (59 in)f/1.6 Cassegrain reflector (observatory code G96). The object appeared as a 20th magnitude 10-12" blob without tail in the constellation Auriga. ^{[2] [3]}

Orbital characteristics

Current calculations suggest it's orbital period is about 29.5 years, classifying it as a Halley-type member. ^[4] It will reach next perihelion on 30 July 2025, when it will be 3.057 AU (457.3 million km; 284.2 million mi) from the Earth. ^[4]

References

1. "C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 26 December 2024.
2. "MPEC 2024-Y20 : COMET C/2024 X1 (Fazekas)". www.minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
3. "Facilities". Catalina Sky Survey. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
4. "C/2024 X1 (Fazekas) | astro.vanbuitenen.nl". astro.vanbuitenen.nl. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

External links

• C/2024 X1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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