C/1998 M3 Larsen
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Comet C/1998 M3 was discovered by J. Larsen on 24 June 1998 (less than a month before perihelion passage) but prediscovery observations made by LINEAR were found in images taken on 26 May.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 31 May 1998 (4.805 au, almost a month before its discovery), and was observed 1.1 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 5.78 au – 5.77 au (perihelion) – 6.24 au.
This comet suffers slight planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to a more tight future orbit (see future barycentric orbit).
See also Królikowska and Dybczyński 2017.
Comet had its closest approach to the Earth on 31 May 1998 (4.805 au, almost a month before its discovery), and was observed 1.1 yr in a range of heliocentric distances: 5.78 au – 5.77 au (perihelion) – 6.24 au.
This comet suffers slight planetary perturbations during its passage through the planetary system that lead to a more tight future orbit (see future barycentric orbit).
See also Królikowska and Dybczyński 2017.
| solution description | ||
|---|---|---|
| number of observations | 110 | |
| data interval | 1998 05 26 – 1999 06 14 | |
| data type | perihelion within the observation arc (FULL) | |
| data arc selection | entire data set (STD) | |
| range of heliocentric distances | 5.78 au – 5.77 au (perihelion) – 6.24 au | |
| detectability of NG effects in the comet's motion | NG effects not determinable | |
| type of model of motion | GR - gravitational orbit | |
| data weighting | YES | |
| number of residuals | 219 | |
| RMS [arcseconds] | 0.66 | |
| orbit quality class | 1b | |
| next orbit statistics, both Galactic and stellar perturbations were taken into account | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| next reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 198.03 – 205.03 – 212.36 | |
| next perihelion distance [au] | 5.7523 – 5.7555 – 5.7584 | |
| next aphelion distance [103 au] | 9.41 – 9.75 – 10.1 | |
| time interval to next perihelion [Myr] | 0.323 – 0.34 – 0.358 | |
| percentage of VCs with qnext < 10 | 100 | |
Time distribution of positional observations with corresponding heliocentric (red curve) and geocentric (green curve) distance at which they were taken. The horizontal dotted line shows the perihelion distance for a given comet whereas vertical dotted line — the moment of perihelion passage.
| next orbit statistics, here only the Galactic tide has been included | ||
|---|---|---|
| no. of returning VCs in the swarm | 5001 | * |
| no. of escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| no. of hyperbolas among escaping VCs in the swarm | 0 | |
| next reciprocal semi-major axis [10-6 au-1] | 198.02 – 205.01 – 212.34 | |
| next perihelion distance [au] | 5.741 – 5.7443 – 5.7473 | |
| next aphelion distance [103 au] | 9.41 – 9.75 – 10.1 | |
| time interval to next perihelion [Myr] | 0.323 – 0.34 – 0.358 | |
| percentage of VCs with qnext < 10 | 100 | |