 Comet Mellish photographed by Harry E. Wood from the Union Observatory in June 1915 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | John E. Mellish |
| Discovery date | 10 February 1915 |
| Designations | |
| Alternative designations | 1915a 1915 II |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 30 June 1915 (JD 2420678.5) |
| Observation arc | 376 days (1.03 years) |
| Number of observations | 94 |
| Perihelion | 1.0053 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00027 |
| Inclination | 54.792° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 73.453° |
| Argument of periapsis | 247.782° |
| Last perihelion | 17 July 1915 |
| Earth MOID | 0.3339 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.9970 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 7.7 |
Comet Mellish, also known formally as C/1915 C1, is one of five comets discovered by American astronomer John E. Mellish. It is a hyperbolic comet that reached perihelion on July 17, 1915. However, just two months earlier, Edward E. Barnard had reported the comet had splitted into three distinct objects in May 12, later increasing to four by May 24. In addition, it is thought that this comet was the parent body of the June Lyrids meteor shower, which was first discovered in 1966.
References
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- "C/1915 C1 (Mellish) – JPL Small-Body Database Browser". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- R. G. Aitken (1915). "Companions to Mellish's Comet". Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. 27 (159): 131. doi:10.1086/122413. JSTOR 40711347.
- P. J. Melotte. "Comet a 1915, Mellish". The Observatory. 39: 53–54. Bibcode:1916Obs....39...53M.
- "June Lyrids". meteorshowersonline.com. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- D. Dickinson (22 April 2013). "The Curious History of the Lyrid Meteor Shower". Universe Today. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
External links
- C/1915 C1 at the JPL Small-Body Database
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