24P/Schaumasse

24P/Schaumasse
Discovery
Discovered byAlexandre Schaumasse
Discovery date1 December 1911
Designations
1911 X1, 1919 U1
Orbital characteristics
Epoch2025-12-31[1]
Aphelion6.93 AU
Perihelion1.183 AU
Semi-major axis4.06 AU
Eccentricity0.7083
Orbital period8.18 yr
Inclination11.50°
Last perihelion16 November 2017
9 August 2009
(unobserved)[2]
Next perihelion2026-Jan-08[1][2][3]
Physical characteristics
Dimensions2.6 km[4]

Comet Schaumasse is a periodic comet discovered by Alexandre Schaumasse (Nice, France) on 1 December 1911 as 12th magnitude.[5] It next comes to perihelion on 8 January 2026 and should brighten to about magnitude 9.[2]

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