&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eso0329a_-_Comet_LINEAR.jpg) Image of Comet LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) with ESO's UVES slit viewer image. | |
| Discovery[1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | LINEAR |
| Discovery date | 16 December 2000 |
| Orbital characteristics[2] | |
| Epoch | 2002-Jan-24.0 |
| Observation arc | 981 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 16 November 2000 |
| Perihelion | 0.555 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.00024 |
| Inclination | 72.55° |
| 239.89° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 276.77° |
| Last perihelion | 22 January 2002 |
| Earth MOID | 0.013 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 2.90 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 11.2 |
C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR) is a non-periodic comet discovered by LINEAR on 16 December 2000. The comet brightened to an apparent magnitude of about 2.5.[3]
- ^ "IAUC 7546: C/2000 WM_1; 2000fn; C/2000 W1". www.cbat.eps.harvard.edu. 20 December 2000. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Small-Body Database Lookup: C/2000 WM1 (LINEAR)". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov.
- ^ "Brightest comets seen since 1935". www.icq.eps.harvard.edu. Retrieved 26 August 2023.