7P/Pons–Winnecke
7P/Pons–Winnecke (also known as Comet Pons–Winnecke) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet with a six-year orbit around the Sun.
Key facts
- Comet.name
- 7P/Pons–Winnecke
- Comet.image
- 7P 2021-06-08 image ZTF-sso-341-zg-fov-7.0arcmin.png
- Comet.caption
- Comet Pons–Winnecke as seen in 2021 by ZTF
- Comet.discoverer
- Jean Louis PonsFriedrich Winnecke
- Comet.discovery_site
- Marseille, FranceBonn, Germany
- Comet.discovery_date
- 12 June 18199 March 1858
- Comet.epoch
- 25 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5)
- Comet.observation_arc
- 130.22 years
- Comet.obs
- 1,797
- Comet.perihelion
- 1.233 AU
- Comet.aphelion
- 5.587 AU
- Comet.semimajor
- 3.410 AU
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Observational history
- Orbit
- Physical characteristics
- Proposed exploration
- References
- External links
7P/Pons–Winnecke (also known as Comet Pons–Winnecke) is a periodic Jupiter-family comet with a six-year orbit around the Sun.
== Observational history == Jean Louis Pons (Marseille) originally discovered the comet on 12 June 1819, it was later rediscovered by Friedrich Winnecke (Bonn) on 9 March 1858. It is the parent body of the June Bootids of late June.