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Comet 33P/Daniel


Named after Zaccheus Daniel, who discovered the comet on December 07, 1909 at Princeton University, New Jersey.

This file is not available for download, but provided by the Alcyone Ephemeris Small Body Data File DVD.

Alternate designation32P/1926 V1; 32P/1935 P1; 1927 III; 1935 IV; 1944 II; 1952 VII; 1961 III; 1969 VIII; 1978 XVII; 1987
ClassificationJupiter-family Comet

Osculating Orbital Elements
Epoch2451960,5
Semi major axis4,0199 AU
Period [Julian yrs]8,060 Julian years
Inclination22,410 °
Eccentricity0,4633
Lon. of ascending node66,583 °
Argument of perihelion18,992 °
Passage of perihelion2000-Jun-23.465947
Aphelion distance5,8825 AU
Mean anomaly29,536 °

Physical Data
Radius1,30 km
Total magnitude (M1)12
Total magnitude slope (k1)15
Nuclear magnitude (M2)17
Nuclear magnitude slope (k2)5
Nuclear phase coefficient0,03

Discovery Circumstances
DiscovererZaccheus Daniel
Discovered1909-12-07

Data File
Data File Name33P_Daniel.aed
Data File Date2006-12-22
Data File Size2714 kB
Covered Period1800,00 - 2100,00