| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Boris Skoritchenko & Doug George |
| Discovery date | December 17, 1989 |
| Designations | |
| 1990 VI, 1989e1 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Aphelion | ~3140 AU [1] |
| Perihelion | 1.569172 |
| Semi-major axis | ~1571 AU [1] |
| Eccentricity | 1.000308 |
| Orbital period | ~62,000 yr [1] |
| Inclination | 59.3660 |
| Last perihelion | April 11, 1990 |
| Next perihelion | unknown |
Comet Skorichenko–George (sometimes spelled Scorichenko–George) is also designated C/1989 Y1, 1990 VI, and 1989e1. It was discovered on December 17, 1989 by Doug George of Kanata (near Ottawa), Ontario, Canada, and Soviet astronomer Boris Skoritchenko ( Mezmay, Krasnodar Krai). Skoritchenko was using 8×20 binoculars, [2] whilst George was using a 16" reflector and had searched for 65 hours. The comet was magnitude 10.5 in the northern evening sky. It passed its perihelion on April 11, 1990 at a distant 1.57 AU, [3] and remained in the Earth's evening sky through April 1990, at magnitude 9–10.
C2 emission bands were observed in the comet Skorichenko-George.
References
- ^ a b c Horizons output. "Barycentric Osculating Orbital Elements for Comet C/1989 Y1 (Skorichenko-George)". Retrieved 2011-02-04. (Solution using the Solar System Barycenter and barycentric coordinates. Select Ephemeris Type:Elements and Center:@0)
- ^ V. Korneyev's home page (in Russian)
- ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser
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