P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury)

P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury)
Discovery
Discovered byGeorges Attard and Alain Maury
Discovery dateOctober 24, 2021
Orbital characteristics
Aphelion6.56 AU
Perihelion1.89 AU
Semi-major axis4.22 AU
Eccentricity0.55
Orbital period8.68 yr
Inclination70.05°
75.10°

P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury) is a comet of the Jupiter family discovered on 24 October 2021 by Georges Attard and Alain Maury..[1][2]. The comet had a magnitude of 19 at the time of its discovery. It is the second comet discovered using the synthetic tracking technique, using the Tycho software, as part of the MAP Observation Program.[3]

  1. ^ MPC Circular of November 2, 2021. MPC-Circular.
  2. ^ "New Comet P/2021 U3 (Attard-Maury)," Blog of Italian amateur astronomer Ernesto Guido. Guido-02112021.
  3. ^ Alain Maury (November 1, 2021). "Discoveries of the MAP program" (in French). Alain Maury's Blog. BlogMaury-DecouvertesMap.