226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski
Comet Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski photographed by NEOWISE on 8 September 2016 | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Edward Pigott |
| Discovery date | 19 November 1783 |
| Designations | |
| P/1783 W1, P/2003 A1, P/2009 R2 | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 16 February 2017 |
| Aphelion | 5.764 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.776 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 3.770 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.529 |
| Orbital period | 7.32 years |
| Inclination | 44.004° |
| 54.007° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 341.12° |
| Last perihelion | 27 December 2023 |
| Next perihelion | 16 April 2031 |
| Earth MOID | 0.818 AU |
| Jupiter MOID | 0.075 AU |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 11.9 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 15.6 |
226P/Pigott–LINEAR–Kowalski is a Jupiter family periodic comet with an orbital period of 7.3 years. It was discovered by Edward Pigott on 19 November 1783, but was subsequently lost, until it was recovered on 5 January 2003 by Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR). It will next come to perihelion on 27 December 2023 at about apparent magnitude 15.