Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels

Summary

Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels is a sungrazing comet^[1]. It draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (sungrazing_comet category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]

Key Facts

• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels is credited with the discovery of Russell A. Howard^[3].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's image is recorded as Comet Howard-Koomen-Michels-1979-08-30.jpg^[4].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's instance of is recorded as sungrazing comet^[5].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's instance of is recorded as non-periodic comet^[6].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's instance of is recorded as near-parabolic comet^[7].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as P78-1^[8].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[9].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1979-08-30T00:00:00Z^[10].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07kdrw2^[11].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1001181^[12].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's significant event is recorded as impact event^[13].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+1.0'}^[14].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's described by source is recorded as Observations of a comet on collision course with the sun^[15].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+141.456'}^[16].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+344.997'}^[17].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.0048'}^[18].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+67.668'}^[19].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's epoch is recorded as August 30, 1979^[20].
• Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels's time of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q14267', 'amount': '+2444116.449'}^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels is credited with the discovery of Russell A. Howard^[3].

Why It Matters

Comet Howard–Koomen–Michels draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (sungrazing_comet category, ranking #3 of 4).^[2]