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4P/Faye
Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000026
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Orbit Viewer applet originally written and kindly provided by Osamu Ajiki (AstroArts), and further modified by Ron Baalke (JPL).


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Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456440.5 (2013-May-28.0) TDB
Reference: JPL K144/1 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)
 Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units 
e .568666786118066 6.1088e-08  
a 3.837457313342281 5.481e-07 AU
q 1.655222796098658 2.5828e-07 AU
i 9.049356276576416 5.3121e-06 deg
node 199.2845413704753 4.082e-05 deg
peri 205.0340160375685 5.4563e-05 deg
M 311.9391141397966 6.799e-05 deg
tp 2456807.066720331745
(2014-May-29.56672033)		 0.00059669 JED
period 2745.767518794327
7.52		 0.00058826
1.611e-06		 d
yr
n .1311108815789608 2.8089e-08 deg/d
Q 6.019691830585905 8.5978e-07 AU

Additional Model Parameters
 Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma) 
A1 [EST] 5.27716371899102E-9 8.952E-11
A2 [EST] -3.090630847225085E-10 4.413E-12
A3 [EST] -4.882620526915914E-10 5.792E-11
   Orbit Determination Parameters
   # obs. used (total)      3391  
   data-arc span      8073 days (22.10 yr)  
   first obs. used      1991-04-16  
   last obs. used      2013-05-23  
   planetary ephem.      DE405  
   SB-pert. ephem.      SB405-CPV-2  
   condition code      1  
   fit RMS      .67656  
   data source      ORB  
   producer      Alan B. Chamberlin  
   solution date      2013-May-28 08:48:41  

Additional Information
 Earth MOID = .669619 AU 
 T_jup = 2.751 
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Physical Parameter Table
Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes
comet total magnitude M1 10.4 mag 1. K144/1 2 parameter fit from 582 observations, autocmod 2.5c
comet total magnitude slope K1 12.   n/a K144/1 autocmod 2.5c
comet nuclear magnitude M2 13.3 mag 0.8 K144/1 from 2156 observations, autocmod 2.5c
comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a K144/1 autocmod 2.5c
comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a K144/1 autocmod 2.5c
diameter diameter 3.54 km n/a Lamy,P.L.;Toth,I.;Fernandez,Y.R.;Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264  

4P/Faye          Discovered 1843-Nov-23 by Faye, Herve at Paris, France
Reference: comet.disLast Updated: 2003-08-29

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Alternate Designations
 Perihelion 
Year (est.)		  New-Style 
Desig		 Roman
 Numeral 		 Year/
 Letter 
 1991.9       1991 XXI   1991n 
 1984.3       1984 XI   1984h 
 1976.8       1977 IV   1976i 
 1969.3       1969 VI   1969a 
 1961.8       1962 VII   1961c 
 1954.3       1955 II   1954e 
 1946.7       1947 IX   1947f 
 1939.2       1940 II   1939m 
 1931.7       1932 IX   1932l 
 1924.2       1925 V   1925h 
 1909.2       1910 V   1910e 
 1894.1       1896 II   1895b 
 1886.6       1888 IV   1888d 
 1879.1       1881 I   1880c 
 1871.6       1873 III   1873f 
 1864.1       1866 II   
 1856.5       1858 V   
 1849.0   4P/1850 W1   1851 I   
 1841.5   4P/1843 W1   1843 III   
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