P/2004 A1 (Loneos) – a comet under transition from Saturn to Jupiter | Zendy

Hahn G. | Zendy; Lagerkvist C.I. | Zendy; Karlsson O. | Zendy; Oja T. | Zendy; Stoss R. M. | Zendy

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P/2004 A1 (Loneos) – a comet under transition from Saturn to Jupiter

Author(s) -

Hahn G.,

Lagerkvist C.I.,

Karlsson O.,

Oja T.,

Stoss R. M.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

astronomische nachrichten

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394

H-Index - 63

eISSN - 1521-3994

pISSN - 0004-6337

DOI - 10.1002/asna.200510484

Subject(s) - comet , saturn , physics , decoupling (probability) , astrobiology , jupiter (rocket family) , astronomy , planet , spacecraft , engineering , control engineering

The newly discovered periodic comet P/2004 A1 (LONEOS) is found to have experienced a recent capture into its present orbit, following a close approach to Saturn in 1992 to within 0.032 AU. This induced orbital change transfered the comet into an orbit tangent to that of Jupiter, which will, after a close passage in 2026, gain control by further decoupling it from the influence of Saturn. A long‐term orbital investigation yields support that the comet is on its first sojourn into the inner solar system. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)

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