147P/Kushida–Muramatsu Explained
| 147P/Kushida–Muramatsu |
| Discoverer: | Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu |
| Discovery Date: | 10 December 1993 |
| Designations: | 1993 X1, 2000 T2 |
| Period: | 7.43 |
| Inclination: | 2.3673° |
| Last P: | February 27, 2016
September 22, 2008 |
| Next P: | 2023-Dec-06[1] |
| Dimensions: | 0.42 km[2] |
147P/Kushida–Muramatsu is a quasi-Hilda comet discovered in 1993 by Japanese astronomers Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu.
According to calculations made by Katsuhiko Ohtsuka of the Tokyo Meteor Network and David Asher of Armagh Observatory, Kushida–Muramatsu was temporarily captured by Jupiter as an irregular moon between May 14, 1949, and July 15, 1962, (years). It is the fifth such object known to have been captured.[3]
It is thought that quasi-Hilda comets may be escaped Hilda asteroids. Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with Jupiter in 1994, is a more famous example of a quasi-Hilda comet.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Horizons Batch for 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu (90001071) on 2023-Dec-06 . . Perihelion occurs when rdot flips from negative to positive . 2023-04-29. (JPL#K083/2 Soln.date: 2009-Mar-12)
- Lamy . P. L. . Toth . I. . Weaver . H. A. . A'Hearn . M. F. . Jorda . L. . Properties of the nuclei and comae of 10 ecliptic comets from Hubble Space Telescope multi-orbit observations★: HST observations of 10 ecliptic comets . Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society . 11 April 2011 . 412 . 3 . 1573–1590 . 10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.17934.x. free .
- Web site: Kerensa McElroy . Captured comet becomes moon of Jupiter . 14 September 2009 . Cosmos Online . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090918085932/http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/3003/captured-comet-becomes-moon-jupiter . 18 September 2009 . dead.
