Draft:C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin)

C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin)
Discovery
Discovered by	David Rankin
Discovery date	2 October 2024
Orbital characteristics
Observation arc	8 Days
Number of; observations	4
Orbit type	Short-period comet
Aphelion	6.72 AU
Perihelion	2.3 AU
Eccentricity	0.6596078
Orbital period	17.4 Years
Last perihelion	8 October 2024
Physical characteristics
Apparent magnitude	20.4

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C/2024 T1 (P/Rankin) Is a short period comet discovered by David Rankin on October 2nd, 2024.^[1] At the time of discovery, it had an apparent magnitude of 20, with a 3" coma and 6" tail. It passed perihelion on 8 October, 2024, at a distance of 2.3 au.^[2]

References

^ "Comets of 2024". people.ast.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
^ "MPEC 2024-T181 : COMET P/2024 T1 (Rankin)". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
^ "https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K24/K24TI1.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

[1] "Comets of 2024". people.ast.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

[2] "MPEC 2024-T181 : COMET P/2024 T1 (Rankin)". minorplanetcenter.net. Retrieved 2024-10-10.

[jpl-3] "https://minorplanetcenter.net/mpec/K24/K24TI1.html". {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help)

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