C/1927 E1 (Stearns)
 Stearns' Comet photographed by George van Biesbroeck on 13 March 1927.[1] | |
| Discovery[2][3] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Carl Leo Stearns |
| Discovery site | Van Vleck Observatory |
| Discovery date | 10 March 1927 |
| Designations | |
| 1927 IV, 1927d[4] | |
| Orbital characteristics[6] | |
| Epoch | 28 April 1927 (JD 2424998.5) |
| Observation arc | 4.005 years[5] |
| Number of observations | 17 |
| Perihelion | 3.685 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00127 |
| Inclination | 87.690° |
| 215.66° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 11.068° |
| Mean anomaly | 0.0002° |
| Last perihelion | 22 March 1927 |
| TJupiter | 0.100 |
| Earth MOID | 2.693 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.728 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 1.9[5] |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 7.5 |
Stearns' Comet, also known by its formal designation C/1927 E1, is a distant non-periodic comet that was observed from 1927 to 1931. It is the only comet discovered by Dr. Carl Leo Stearns.
References
- ^ G. van Biesbroeck (1927). "Comet Notes". Popular Astronomy. 35: 227. Bibcode:1927PA.....35..227V.
- ^ C. L. Stearns (15 March 1927). E. Strömgren (ed.). "Comet Stearns (1927d)". IAU Circular. 142 (1).
- ^ "Our Astronomical Column". Nature. Vol. 116. 19 March 1927. p. 437.
- ^ "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
- ^ a b G. W. Kronk (2007). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 3: 1900–1932. Cambridge University Press. pp. 484–492. ISBN 978-0-521-58506-4.
- ^ "C/1927 E1 (Stearns) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
External links
- C/1927 E1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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