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Bester

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C/1948 W1 (Bester)

Bester is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.27 AU to 1,017.06 AU from the Sun.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
509.168 AU
Eccentricity
0.9975
Inclination
87.61°
Perihelion
1.273 AU
Aphelion
1,017.062 AU
Longitude of ascending node
67.67°
Argument of periapsis
274.21°
Epoch · J2000
2432840.5
Orbit class · COM
Comet
Tisserand (Jupiter)
0.069

Orbit quality

Observations used
24
Data arc
94 days
First observed
24 November 1948
Last observed
26 February 1949

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1948 W1

Named

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