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Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Jacqueline B. Fazekas |
Discovery site | Mount Lemmon Obs. |
Discovery date | 11 December 2024 |
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° |
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]
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]
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]