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Giacobini

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C/1905 X1 (Giacobini)

Giacobini is a comet in the Parabolic comet orbit class. Its closest approach to the Sun is 0.22 AU.

Orbital elements

Eccentricity
1
Inclination
43.65°
Perihelion
0.216 AU
Longitude of ascending node
93.37°
Argument of periapsis
199.22°
Epoch · J2000
JD 2417233.35650 (perihelion)
Orbit class · PAR
Parabolic comet

Orbit quality

Observations used
131
Data arc
89 days
First observed
8 December 1905
Last observed
7 March 1906

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1905 X1

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