61P/Shajn–Schaldach

Summary

61P/Shajn–Schaldach is a periodic comet^[1]. 61P/Shajn–Schaldach draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #29 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach is credited with the discovery of Pelageya Shajn^[3].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach is credited with the discovery of Robert D. Schaldach^[4].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's image is recorded as 61P 2022-10-19 image ZTF-sso-449-zr-fov-7.0arcmin.png^[5].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[7].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[8].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 1993 XVII^[9].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 1985i^[10].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 1978i^[11].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 61P/1971 S2^[12].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 1971 IX^[13].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 61P/1949 S1^[14].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's provisional designation is recorded as 1949e^[15].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1949-09-18T00:00:00Z^[16].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012w49m8^[17].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000082^[18].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4254951035050915'}^[19].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.9'}^[20].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+6.006381124198923'}^[21].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+2578.972339402749'}^[22].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+163.0196832580829'}^[23].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.680432339995473'}^[24].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+5.246438279445334'}^[25].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+2.114426400545613'}^[26].
• 61P/Shajn–Schaldach's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+221.9236349386363'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Pelageya Shajn^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1894–1956^[29], of Soviet Union^[30], awarded the Order of Lenin^[31], specialised in astronomy^[32] and Robert D. Schaldach^[4], an astronomer^[33], 1926–1963^[34], of United States^[35].

Why It Matters

61P/Shajn–Schaldach draws 6 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #29 of 183).^[2] 61P/Shajn–Schaldach has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]