C/1942 X1 (Whipple–Fedtke–Tevzadze)

For other comets discovered by Fred L. Whipple, see Comet Whipple.
C/1942 X1 (Whipple–Fedtke–Tevzadze)
The comet on 27–28 January 1943 viewed from the 24-inch reflector of the Yerkes Observatory.
Discovery
Discovered by
Discovery date8 December 1942
Designations
1943 I
Orbital characteristics
Epoch5 February 1943 (JD 2430760.5)
Observation arc257 days
Earliest precovery date5 November 1942
Number of
observations		166
Aphelion~346 AU
Perihelion1.354 AU
Semi-major axis~173 AU
Eccentricity0.9922
Orbital period~1,590 years (inbound)
~2,070 years (outbound)
Inclination19.713°
100.79°
Argument of
periapsis		39.843°
Mean anomaly–0.001°
Last perihelion6 February 1943
TJupiter1.385
Physical characteristics
3.2–3.95
(1943 apparition)

C/1942 X1 (Whipple–Fedtke–Tevzadze) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 8 December 1942 by Fred Whipple and independently, by Carl Fedtke and Giorgi A. Tevzadze.

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