24P/Schaumasse (0024P)

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Type: Periodic Perihelion date: 15 November 2017 Perihelion distance (q): 1.2 Aphelion distance (Q) : 6.9 Period (years): 8.2 Eccentricity (e): 0.71 Inclination (i): 11.6 JPL orbit diagram COBS lightcurve The comet was discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse during a visual search with the 400mm coude equatorial at Nice, France in December 1911 as a 12m diffuse object and it reaches a similar magnitude at average returns. The 1952 return was very favourable and the comet reached 5m, though there may have been an outburst. Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude) Date 10x10 mag Error VEmag Coma ' 29-Aug-17 17.39 0.07 14.3 0.2 22-Sep-17 15.98 0.01 12.9 0.7 15-Dec-17 14.70 0.08 11.5 3.7 15-Feb-18 16.76 0.01 13.7 0.4 13-Mar-18 17.29 0.03 14.2 0.5 23-Mar-18 17.60 0.08 15.3 0.4 16-Apr-18 17.81 0.02 14.7 0.3