+ View the NASA Portal + Near-Earth Object (NEO) Program Search JPL JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   32P/Comas Sola Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000015 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] alternate orbits: [epoch=2006-03-28.0] K053/25 (default) [epoch=1987-09-02.0] J963/20 [epoch=1978-09-09.0] J873/4 [epoch=1969-10-26.0] J783/3 [epoch=1961-04-11.0] SAO/1961 [epoch=1952-09-25.0] SAO/1952 [epoch=1944-04-20.0] SAO/1944 [epoch=1935-10-05.0] SAO/1935 [epoch=1927-03-21.0] SAO/1927 Orbital Elements at Epoch 2453822.5 (2006-Mar-28.0) TDB Reference: JPL K053/25 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e 0.569960916617982 7.9366e-08   a 4.26393841987696 3.897e-07 AU q 1.83366016968126 2.9515e-07 AU i 12.9320978396149 1.697e-05 deg node 60.77565852647032 5.1799e-05 deg peri 45.92856037235983 5.7937e-05 deg M 40.3441640470164 1.1106e-05 deg tp 2453462.093152995892 (2005-Apr-01.59315300) 8.728e-05 JED period 3215.990911852197 8.80 0.00044089 1.207e-06 d yr n .111940614842305 1.5346e-08 deg/d Q 6.694216670072665 6.1182e-07 AU Additional Model Parameters  Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)  A2 [EST] -1.049246023898072E-9 5.122E-12 A3 [EST] 6.221155563462145E-10 1.093E-10   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1483      data-arc span      7244 days (19.83 yr)      first obs. used      1986-07-30      last obs. used      2006-05-30      planetary ephem.      DE405      SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2      condition code      0      fit RMS      .73483      data source      ORB      producer      Nick Mastrodemos      solution date      2007-Feb-07 22:27:41   Additional Information  Earth MOID = .874763 AU   T_jup = 2.670  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes comet total magnitude M1 11.5 mag 1. K053/25 2 parameter fit from 351 observations, autocmod 2.4 comet total magnitude slope K1 8.   n/a K053/25 autocmod 2.4 diameter diameter 8.4 km n/a Scotti,J (1994) BAAS 26:1375   32P/Comas Sola          Discovered 1926-Nov-06 by Comas Sola, Josep at Fabra Observatory, Spain discovered on plate/photo taken on discovery date Reference: comet.dis Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  Perihelion  Year (est.)  New-Style  Desig Roman  Numeral  Year/  Letter   1987.6       1987 XVIII   1986j   1978.8       1978 XVII   1977n   1970.0       1969 VIII   1968g   1961.2       1961 III   1960f   1952.4       1952 VII   1951h   1943.6       1944 II     1934.8   32P/1935 P1   1935 IV   1935c   1926.0   32P/1926 V1   1927 III   1926f  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2013-May-21 08:23 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Donald K. Yeomans Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin