P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)

Summary

P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is an Encke-type comet^[1]. P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (encke_type_comet category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is credited with the discovery of Richard Erik Hill^[3].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is credited with the discovery of Bryce T. Bolin^[4].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is credited with the discovery of Jan Kleyna^[5].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is credited with the discovery of Larry Denneau^[6].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) is credited with the discovery of Richard Wainscoat^[7].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s image is recorded as Asteroid P2013 R3 breaks apart.jpg^[8].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s instance of is recorded as Encke-type comet^[9].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s instance of is recorded as active asteroid^[10].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s instance of is recorded as former entity^[11].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Catalina Station^[12].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Pan-STARRS^[13].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s minor planet group is recorded as asteroid belt^[14].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s Commons category is recorded as P/2013 R3^[15].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[16].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2013-09-15T00:00:00Z^[17].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1003275^[18].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s asteroid spectral type is recorded as C-type asteroid^[19].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s significant event is recorded as disintegration^[20].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.273445490363257'}^[21].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s absolute magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+7.2'}^[22].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+0.898899654'}^[23].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+1929.28922'}^[24].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s longitude of ascending node is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+342.683923'}^[25].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.0329548178'}^[26].
• P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS)'s apoapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+3.8623026352'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Richard Erik Hill^[3], an astronomer^[28], b. 1949^[29], of United States^[30]; Bryce T. Bolin^[4], an astronomer^[31], b. 1986^[32]; Jan Kleyna^[5], an astronomer^[33], b. 1970^[34], of United Kingdom^[35], specialised in astronomy^[36]; Larry Denneau^[6], a researcher^[37], b. 1968^[38]; and Richard Wainscoat^[7], an astronomer^[39], b. 1961^[40], of United States^[41].

Why It Matters

P/2013 R3 (Catalina–PANSTARRS) draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (encke_type_comet category, ranking #2 of 2).^[2]