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| discovery_ref = {{r|IAUC_3259}} | | discovery_ref = {{r|IAUC_3259}} | ||
| discoverer = ]<br>] | | discoverer = ]<br>] | ||
| discovery_site = ], Japan<br>], South Africa | |||
| discovery_date = 1 September 1978 | | discovery_date = 1 September 1978 | ||
| designations = 1978j{{r|ICQ1}}<br>1978 XX | | designations = 1978j{{r|ICQ1}}<br>1978 XX | ||
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| epoch = 28 September 1978 (] 2443773.5) | | epoch = 28 September 1978 (] 2443773.5) | ||
| observation_arc = 122 days | | observation_arc = 122 days | ||
| earliest_precovery_date = 9 August 1978 | |||
| obs = 62 | | obs = 62 | ||
| perihelion = 1.101 AU | | perihelion = 1.101 AU | ||
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| semimajor = 3.290 AU | | semimajor = 3.290 AU | ||
| period = 5.968 years | | period = 5.968 years | ||
| avg_speed = 10 km/s | |||
| eccentricity = 0.66524 | | eccentricity = 0.66524 | ||
| inclination = 5.947° | | inclination = 5.947° | ||
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'''Comet Haneda–Campos''', formally designated as '''D/1978 R1''', was a ] with a 5.97-year elliptical orbit around the ].{{r|jpl}} It was never successfully recovered during its |
'''Comet Haneda–Campos''', formally designated as '''D/1978 R1''', was a ] with a 5.97-year elliptical orbit around the ].{{r|jpl}} It was never successfully recovered during its 1984 and 1991 apparitions, and is now considered ].{{r|Cometography}} | ||
== Observational history == | |||
=== Discovery === | |||
The comet was independently discovered by ] and ] about nine hours apart from each other on the night of 1 September 1978. At the time of discovery, the comet was a diffuse 9th-10th magnitude object within the constellation ].{{efn|Reported initial positions upon discovery were: ] {{=}} {{RA|20|51}}, ] {{=}} {{DEC|–29|27}} (Haneda) and ] {{=}} {{RA|20|51}}, ] {{=}} {{DEC|–29|40}} (Campos).{{r|Cometography}}}} Their discoveries were later confirmed by ] on 5 September 1978.{{r|IAUC_3259}} | |||
=== Follow-up observations === | |||
] images of the comet were found to have been taken between 9 and 11 August 1984, from the ] and ] observatories,{{r|IAUC_3262|IAUC_3271}} which enabled ] to refine the orbital calculations for the comet.{{r|IAUC_3262}} Based on Marsden's calculations, the comet made two close encounters with ] in 1957 and 1969, where the comet approached at a distance of {{convert|0.3|–|0.4|AU|e6km|abbr=unit}} from the giant planet.{{r|IAUC_3271}} | |||
The comet made its closest approach with ] at a distance of {{convert|0.154|AU|e6km|abbr=unit}} on 9 September 1978.{{r|Cometography}} It remained as a 10th-magnitude object at the time of its closest Earth encounter, leading astronomers to believe the comet was indeed an intrinsically faint object.{{r|IAUC_3267}} It rapidly faded away throughout late September and October, until it was last seen as an 18th-magnitude object on 29 November 1978.{{r|Cometography}} | |||
=== Recovery efforts === | |||
] and ] independently calculated the comet's next perihelia by using 24–55 positions recorded between July and November 1978, and both predicted the comet's return in 1984 and 1991 respectively.{{r|Kronk_2010}} However, astronomers failed to recover the comet during both apparitions. It is theorized that the comet was at an outburst during its discovery, and is actually usually fainter than what was observed in 1978.{{r|Machholz_1985}} | |||
On 24 December 1984, a faint comet-like object was spotted by ], where he initially thought it was the same comet as Haneda–Campos.{{r|Seki_2005}} However, subsequent orbital calculations of this object did not in fact match that of D/1978 R1.{{efn|] and ] stated that during their interview with Seki, this "comet" he saw on the night of 24 December 1984 is most likely an artifact from the photographic plate he took while searching for Comet Haneda–Campos.{{r|Seki_2005}} They tentatively assigned this unidentified comet-like object as "KM1984-2".{{r|Kronk_2024}}}} {{as of|2025}}, the comet remains ], though the search continues as it approaches its next perihelion in 2029, where it is expected to make another close approach to ] like it did in 1978.{{r|Zooniverse_2021}} | |||
== Meteor shower == | |||
The comet is the parent body of a ] called the '''October Capricornids'''.{{r|Jenniskens_2006}} First observed in 1971 and 1987,{{r|Wood_1988}} this meteor shower produced about 2–3 meteors per hour at its peak activity. It was again observed from Spain between 1985 and 1988.{{r|Rodriguez_1989}} | |||
A ] originating from Comet Haneda–Campos produced a bright ] on 3 October 2021, which fell in the night sky over ], Spain around 19:41 ].{{r|Madiedo_2021}} | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
{{Notelist}} | |||
=== Citations === | |||
{{Reflist|refs= | {{Reflist|refs= | ||
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| url= http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03200/03259.html | | url= http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03200/03259.html | ||
| journal= International Astronomical Union Circular | | journal= International Astronomical Union Circular | ||
| |
| issue= 3259 | ||
| date= 5 September 1978 }} | | date= 5 September 1978 }} | ||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="IAUC_3262">{{cite journal | |||
| author1= B. G. Marsden | |||
| title= Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j) | |||
| url= http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03200/03262.html | |||
| journal= International Astronomical Union Circular | |||
| issue= 3262 | |||
| date= 8 September 1978 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="IAUC_3267">{{cite journal | |||
| author1= B. G. Marsden | |||
| title= Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j) | |||
| url= http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03200/03267.html | |||
| journal= International Astronomical Union Circular | |||
| issue= 3267 | |||
| date= 14 September 1978 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="IAUC_3271">{{cite journal | |||
| author1= B. G. Marsden | |||
| title= Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j) | |||
| url= http://www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu/iauc/03200/03271.html | |||
| journal= International Astronomical Union Circular | |||
| issue= 3271 | |||
| date= 19 September 1978 }} | |||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
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| url= http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/names1.html | | url= http://www.icq.eps.harvard.edu/names1.html | ||
| website= International Comet Quarterly | | website= International Comet Quarterly | ||
| access-date= |
| access-date= 12 January 2025 }} | ||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Jenniskens_2006">{{cite conference | |||
| author1= P. Jenniskens | |||
| title= Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets | |||
| url= https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/2007pimo.conf...56J/ADS_PDF | |||
| conference= Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference | |||
| location= Roden, Netherlands | |||
| date= 14–17 September 2006 | |||
| pages= 56–62 | |||
| bibcode= 2007pimo.conf...56J | |||
| isbn= 978-2-87355-018-9 }} | |||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
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| website= ssd.jpl.nasa.gov | | website= ssd.jpl.nasa.gov | ||
| publisher= ] | | publisher= ] | ||
| access-date= 13 November 2023 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Kronk_2010">{{cite book | |||
| author1= G. W. Kronk | |||
| title= Cometography: A Catalog of Comets | |||
| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=qV4Q49x8PTsC&pg=PA610 | |||
| volume= 5: 1960–1982 | |||
| year= 2010 | |||
| publisher= ] | |||
| pages= 610–613 | |||
| isbn= 978-0-521-87226-3 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Kronk_2024">{{cite book | |||
| author1= G. W. Kronk | |||
| author2= M. Meyer | |||
| title= Catalog of Unconfirmed Comets | |||
| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=nxoLEQAAQBAJ&pg=PA351 | |||
| volume= 2: 1900–Present | |||
| year= 2024 | |||
| publisher= ] | |||
| pages= 351–352 | |||
| isbn= 978-3-031-56691-2 | |||
| issn= 2509-3118 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Machholz_1985">{{cite book | |||
| author1= D. Machholz | |||
| title= A Decade of Comets: A Study of 33 Comets Discovered by Amateur Astronomers between 1975–1985 | |||
| url= https://donmachholz.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Podcast-37-A-Decade-of-Comets-Part-2b.pdf | |||
| year= 1985 | |||
| edition= 3rd | |||
| pages= 28–29 | |||
| isbn= 0-9646487-0-9 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Madiedo_2021">{{cite news | |||
| author1= J. M. Madiedo | |||
| title= Bright fireball over Spain generated by a meteoroid from Comet D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos) | |||
| url= https://watchers.news/2021/10/04/fireball-grenada-spain-comed-haneda-campos-october-2021/ | |||
| newspaper= The Watchers | |||
| date= 4 October 2021 | |||
| access-date= 12 January 2025 }} | | access-date= 12 January 2025 }} | ||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Rodriguez_1989">{{cite journal | |||
| author1= J. M. T. Rodriguez | |||
| title= The October Capricornids observed in Spain | |||
| url= https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1989JIMO...17..158R/ADS_PDF | |||
| journal= WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization | |||
| year= 1989 | |||
| volume= 17 | |||
| issue= 4 | |||
| pages= 158–160 | |||
| bibcode= 1989JIMO...17..158R }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Seki_2005">{{cite web | |||
| author1= T. Seki | |||
| title= Memorable Comets: D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos) | |||
| url= https://comet-seki.net/MemComet_D1978R1_en.html | |||
| date= 2005 | |||
| access-date= 12 January 2025 }} | |||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Wood_1988">{{cite journal | |||
| author1= J. Wood | |||
| title= The October Capricornid meteor stream | |||
| url= https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/link_gateway/1988JIMO...42..191W/ADS_PDF | |||
| journal= WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization | |||
| year= 1988 | |||
| volume= 16 | |||
| issue= 6 | |||
| pages= 191–194 | |||
| bibcode= 1988JIMO...16..191W }} | |||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
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| date= 6 January 2024 | | date= 6 January 2024 | ||
| access-date = 12 January 2025 }} | | access-date = 12 January 2025 }} | ||
</ref> | |||
<ref name="Zooniverse_2021">{{cite web | |||
| author1= J. S. Campos | |||
| display-authors= etal | |||
| title= 16 new asteroids identified as comets | |||
| url= https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/orionnau/active-asteroids/talk/4398/2166872 | |||
| website= Zooniverse.org | |||
| date= 8 October 2021 | |||
| access-date= 12 January 2025 }} | |||
</ref> | </ref> | ||
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] | ] | ||
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Lost cometDiscovery | |
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Discovered by | Toshio Haneda José S. Campos |
Discovery site | Fukushima, Japan Durban, South Africa |
Discovery date | 1 September 1978 |
Designations | |
Alternative designations | 1978j 1978 XX |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | 28 September 1978 (JD 2443773.5) |
Observation arc | 122 days |
Earliest precovery date | 9 August 1978 |
Number of observations | 62 |
Aphelion | 5.479 AU |
Perihelion | 1.101 AU |
Semi-major axis | 3.290 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.66524 |
Orbital period | 5.968 years |
Avg. orbital speed | 10 km/s |
Inclination | 5.947° |
Longitude of ascending node | 132.25° |
Argument of periapsis | 240.46° |
Last perihelion | 9 October 1978 (observed) 17 April 2023 (calculated) |
Next perihelion | 18 September 2029 (calculated) |
TJupiter | 2.763 |
Earth MOID | 0.135 AU |
Jupiter MOID | 0.331 AU |
Physical characteristics | |
Comet total magnitude (M1) | 12.8 |
Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 18.0 |
Apparent magnitude | 9.0 (1978 apparition) |
Comet Haneda–Campos, formally designated as D/1978 R1, was a periodic comet with a 5.97-year elliptical orbit around the Sun. It was never successfully recovered during its 1984 and 1991 apparitions, and is now considered lost.
Observational history
Discovery
The comet was independently discovered by Toshio Haneda and José da Silva Campos about nine hours apart from each other on the night of 1 September 1978. At the time of discovery, the comet was a diffuse 9th-10th magnitude object within the constellation Microscopium. Their discoveries were later confirmed by John C. Bennett on 5 September 1978.
Follow-up observations
Precovery images of the comet were found to have been taken between 9 and 11 August 1984, from the Perth and Palomar observatories, which enabled Brian G. Marsden to refine the orbital calculations for the comet. Based on Marsden's calculations, the comet made two close encounters with Jupiter in 1957 and 1969, where the comet approached at a distance of 0.3–0.4 AU (45–60 million km) from the giant planet.
The comet made its closest approach with Earth at a distance of 0.154 AU (23.0 million km) on 9 September 1978. It remained as a 10th-magnitude object at the time of its closest Earth encounter, leading astronomers to believe the comet was indeed an intrinsically faint object. It rapidly faded away throughout late September and October, until it was last seen as an 18th-magnitude object on 29 November 1978.
Recovery efforts
Brian G. Marsden and Shuichi Nakano independently calculated the comet's next perihelia by using 24–55 positions recorded between July and November 1978, and both predicted the comet's return in 1984 and 1991 respectively. However, astronomers failed to recover the comet during both apparitions. It is theorized that the comet was at an outburst during its discovery, and is actually usually fainter than what was observed in 1978.
On 24 December 1984, a faint comet-like object was spotted by Tsutomu Seki, where he initially thought it was the same comet as Haneda–Campos. However, subsequent orbital calculations of this object did not in fact match that of D/1978 R1. As of 2025, the comet remains lost, though the search continues as it approaches its next perihelion in 2029, where it is expected to make another close approach to Earth like it did in 1978.
Meteor shower
The comet is the parent body of a meteor shower called the October Capricornids. First observed in 1971 and 1987, this meteor shower produced about 2–3 meteors per hour at its peak activity. It was again observed from Spain between 1985 and 1988.
A meteoroid originating from Comet Haneda–Campos produced a bright fireball on 3 October 2021, which fell in the night sky over Granada, Spain around 19:41 UTC.
References
Notes
- Reported initial positions upon discovery were: α = 20 51 , δ = –29° 27′ (Haneda) and α = 20 51 , δ = –29° 40′ (Campos).
- Gary W. Kronk and Maik Meyer stated that during their interview with Seki, this "comet" he saw on the night of 24 December 1984 is most likely an artifact from the photographic plate he took while searching for Comet Haneda–Campos. They tentatively assigned this unidentified comet-like object as "KM1984-2".
Citations
- ^ B. G. Marsden (5 September 1978). "Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j)". International Astronomical Union Circular (3259).
- "Comet Names and Designations". International Comet Quarterly. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ S. Yoshida (6 January 2024). "D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos)". Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ "D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos) – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ G. W. Kronk. "D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos)". Cometography.com. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ^ B. G. Marsden (8 September 1978). "Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j)". International Astronomical Union Circular (3262).
- ^ B. G. Marsden (19 September 1978). "Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j)". International Astronomical Union Circular (3271).
- B. G. Marsden (14 September 1978). "Periodic Comet Haneda–Campos (1978j)". International Astronomical Union Circular (3267).
- G. W. Kronk (2010). Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. 5: 1960–1982. Cambridge University Press. pp. 610–613. ISBN 978-0-521-87226-3.
- D. Machholz (1985). A Decade of Comets: A Study of 33 Comets Discovered by Amateur Astronomers between 1975–1985 (PDF) (3rd ed.). pp. 28–29. ISBN 0-9646487-0-9.
- ^ T. Seki (2005). "Memorable Comets: D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos)". Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- G. W. Kronk; M. Meyer (2024). Catalog of Unconfirmed Comets. Vol. 2: 1900–Present. Springer Nature. pp. 351–352. ISBN 978-3-031-56691-2. ISSN 2509-3118.
- J. S. Campos; et al. (8 October 2021). "16 new asteroids identified as comets". Zooniverse.org. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- P. Jenniskens (14–17 September 2006). Meteor Showers and their Parent Comets. Proceedings of the International Meteor Conference. Roden, Netherlands. pp. 56–62. Bibcode:2007pimo.conf...56J. ISBN 978-2-87355-018-9.
- J. Wood (1988). "The October Capricornid meteor stream". WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization. 16 (6): 191–194. Bibcode:1988JIMO...16..191W.
- J. M. T. Rodriguez (1989). "The October Capricornids observed in Spain". WGN, Journal of the International Meteor Organization. 17 (4): 158–160. Bibcode:1989JIMO...17..158R.
- J. M. Madiedo (4 October 2021). "Bright fireball over Spain generated by a meteoroid from Comet D/1978 R1 (Haneda–Campos)". The Watchers. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
External links
- D/1978 R1 at the JPL Small-Body Database