Peltier's Comet, formal designation C/1936 K1, is a non-periodic comet that became visible to the naked eye between July and August 1936. It is the fifth of 10 comets discovered by American astronomer, Leslie C. Peltier.[6]
 Peltier's Comet photographed by George van Biesbroeck from the Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin on 12 July 1936[1] | |
| Discovery[2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Leslie C. Peltier |
| Discovery site | Delphos, Ohio, USA |
| Discovery date | 15 May 1936 |
| Designations | |
| 1936a[3] 1936 II | |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch | 4 July 1936 (JD 2428353.5) |
| Observation arc | 157 days |
| Number of observations | 113 |
| Aphelion | ~272 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.099 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 136.71 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.99195 |
| Orbital period | ~1,600 years |
| Inclination | 78.55° |
| 134.94° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 148.48° |
| Last perihelion | 8 July 1936 |
| TJupiter | 0.296 |
| Earth MOID | 0.166 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.837 AU |
| Physical characteristics[5] | |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 6.13 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 7.87 |
| 2.9–4.1 (1936 apparition) | |
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