412P/WISE (provisional name P/2010 B2) is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It is the first comet discovered by the space observatory WISE and was first observed on January 22, 2010[1] and has since been followed by ground observatories, among them the Mauna Kea Observatory.[2]
 The comet images by WISE telescope | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | WISE |
| Discovery date | January 22, 2010 |
| Designations | |
| P/2010 B2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | January 4, 2010 |
| Perihelion | 1.6069719 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 2.9932709 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.4631385 |
| Orbital period | 5.18 a |
| Inclination | 8.88973° |
The comet has an orbital period of 4.7 years, an aphelion of 4 astronomical units and a perihelion of 1.6 astronomical units.[3]
References
edit- ^ "MPEC 2010-C23 : COMET P/2010 B2 (WISE)". February 8, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ Lakdawalla, Emily (February 8, 2010). "WISE has found its first comet, P/2010 B2 (WISE)". Archived from the original on June 15, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
- ^ "Comet Discovered by New NASA Observatory". Space.com. February 11, 2010. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
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