+ View the NASA Portal + Center for Near-Earth Object Studies JPL Small-Body Database Browser Search: [ help ]   56P/Slaughter-Burnham Classification: Jupiter-family Comet          SPK-ID: 1000087 [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] [ show orbit diagram ] alternate orbits: [epoch=2013-Aug-09.0] K162/3 (default) [epoch=2006-Jan-30.0] K053/30 [epoch=1970-Apr-04.0] SAO/1970 [epoch=1958-Aug-25.0] SAO/1958 Orbital Elements at Epoch 2456513.5 (2013-Aug-09.0) TDB Reference: JPL K162/3 (heliocentric ecliptic J2000)  Element Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)   Units  e .5072991108712617 1.5914e-07   a 5.085972145270646 1.074e-07 au q 2.505862998058844 7.9275e-07 au i 8.147206653384872 6.4719e-06 deg node 346.0380370030389 6.665e-05 deg peri 44.21693188176982 9.1509e-05 deg M 267.704812727111 1.8377e-05 deg tp 2457587.578312284164 (2016-Jul-18.07831228) 0.00020879 TDB period 4189.472970882414 11.47 0.00013271 3.633e-07 d yr n .08592966287217135 2.7219e-09 deg/d Q 7.666081292482448 1.6189e-07 au Additional Model Parameters  Parameter Value Uncertainty (1-sigma)  A1 [EST] -3.777719961219555E-8 2.14E-9 A2 [EST] 1.984552209296901E-8 1.682E-9   Orbit Determination Parameters    # obs. used (total)      1983      data-arc span      4940 days (13.52 yr)      first obs. used      2004-07-15      last obs. used      2018-01-23      planetary ephem.      DE431      SB-pert. ephem.      SB431-N16      condition code      0      norm. resid. RMS      .60139      source      ORB      producer      Davide Farnocchia      solution date      2021-Feb-01 11:24:18   Additional Information  Earth MOID = 1.51797 au   Jupiter MOID = .022278 au   T_jup = 2.710  [ show covariance matrix ] [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] Physical Parameter Table Parameter Symbol Value Units Sigma Reference Notes comet total magnitude M1 9.4   1. K162/3 2 parameter fit from 351 observations, autocmod 2.9a comet total magnitude slope K1 14.5   n/a K162/3 autocmod 2.9a comet nuclear magnitude M2 13.4   0.6 K162/3 from 1474 observations, autocmod 2.9a comet nuclear magnitude slope K2 5.   n/a K162/3 autocmod 2.9a comet nuclear phase coefficient PC 0.03   n/a K162/3 autocmod 2.9a diameter diameter 3.12 km n/a Lamy,P.L.;Toth,I.;Fernandez,Y.R.;Weaver,H.A. (2004) Comets II, pp. 223-264   56P/Slaughter-Burnham          Discovered 1959-Jan-27 by Slaughter, C. D. at Lowell Observatory discovered on plate/photo taken on 12/10-15 Reference: comet.dis Last Updated: 2003-08-29 [ show close-approach data ] Alternate Designations  Perihelion  Year (est.)  New-Style  Desig Roman  Numeral  Year/  Letter   1993.6       1993 X   1992w   1982.1       1981 XVIII   1981i   1970.7   56P/1969 V1   1970 V   1969f   1959.2   56P/1959 B1   1958 VI   1959a  [ Ephemeris | Orbit Diagram | Orbital Elements | Mission Design | Physical Parameters | Discovery Circumstances | Close-Approach Data ] 2021-Mar-05 11:26 UT (server date/time)   Site Manager:   Ryan S. Park Webmaster:   Alan B. Chamberlin