100P/Hartley (0100P)
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Type: Periodic
Perihelion date: 10 August 2022
Perihelion distance (q): 2.0
Aphelion distance (Q) : 4.8
Period (years): 6.4
Eccentricity (e): 0.41
Inclination (i): 25.6
JPL orbit diagram
COBS lightcurve
The comet, also known as Hartley 1, was discovered by Malcolm Hartley on June 13,
1985. On 29 April 2164 the comet will pass 0.487 AU (72,900,000 km) from Earth.
Observations (VEMag = visual equivalent magnitude)
Date
10x10 mag
Error
VEmag
Coma '
04-Mar-16
17.87
0.15
17.4
0.2
13-Apr-16
17.22
0.02
16.7
0.2
27-May-16
16.99
0.08
16.1
0.2
07-Jun-16
17.49
0.04
17.0
0.2
30-Mar-22
19.1
0.4
23-Apr-22
19.0
0.4
03-May-22
18.5
0.4
05-May-22
18.7
0.4
22-May-22
18.8
0.4