C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse)

C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse)

Discovery
Discovered by	Patrick L. Stonehouse
Discovery site	Wolverine, Michigan
Discovery date	22 April 1998
Orbital characteristics [1]
Epoch	13 May 1998 (JD 2450946.5)
Observation arc	91 days
Number of observations	407
Aphelion	1,442.77 AU
Perihelion	1.487 AU
Semi-major axis	722.129 AU
Eccentricity	0.99794
Orbital period	19,405.77 years
Inclination	104.693°
Longitude of ascending node	222.109°
Argument of periapsis	1.325°
Last perihelion	14 April 1998
TJupiter	–0.376
Earth MOID	0.4796 AU
Jupiter MOID	3.9427 AU
Physical characteristics [2]
Comet total magnitude (M1)	10.0
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2)	14.5
Apparent magnitude	12.0

Comet Stonehouse, formally designated C/1998 H1, is a non-periodic comet discovered in April 22, 1998 by Patrick L. Stonehouse of Wolverine, Michigan, USA.

With a maximum brightness of about 12.0 in April/May 1998, ^[2] Comet Stonehouse was too faint to be seen by the unaided eye, but it was a popular object for telescope-equipped comet watchers. ^[3]

References

1. "C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
2. S. Yoshida. "C/1998 H1 ( Stonehouse )". www.aerith.net. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
3. Nemiroff, R.; Bonnell, J., eds. (14 May 1998). "Comet Stonehouse". Astronomy Picture of the Day . NASA . Retrieved 19 April 2018.

External links

• C/1998 H1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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