479P/Elenin
< 479P
Comet 479P/Elenin photographed on 10 April 2024 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Leonid Elenin 0.45-m reflector (H15) |
| Discovery date | 7 July 2011 |
| Designations | |
| P/2011 NO1 P/2023 WM26 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 15 June 2020 (JD 2459015.5) |
| Aphelion | 9.98 AU (Q) |
| Perihelion | 1.24 AU (q) |
| Semi-major axis | 5.61 AU (a) |
| Eccentricity | 0.779 |
| Orbital period | 13.28 yr |
| Inclination | 15.40° |
| 295.81° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 263.64° |
| Last perihelion | 20 January 2011 |
| Next perihelion | 10 September 2037 |
| TJupiter | 2.183 |
| Earth MOID | 0.38 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 15.2 |
479P/Elenin, with provisional designation P/2011 NO1 (Elenin), is a periodic comet with an orbital period estimated at 13.3 years.