C/1890 V1

C/1890 V1 (Zona)
Discovery
Discovered by	Temistocle Zona
Discovery date	15 November 1890
Alternative; designations	Comet Zona, C/1890e, C/1890 IV
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	1890-Aug-07.3827 UT
Perihelion	2.046694 AU
Eccentricity	0.995872
Orbital period	~11040 a
Inclination	154.3070°

C/1890 V1 (Zona) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 15 November 1890 by the Italian astronomer Temistocle Zona^[1] with an equatorially mounted Merz telescope at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo.^[2] Whilst attempting to observe this comet, Spitaler discovered the eponymous 113P/Spitaler in 1890.

References[]

^ Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "C/1890 V1 (Zona)". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. vol. 2: 1800–1899. pp. 658–660. ISBN 0521585058. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)
^ Osservazioni della Cometa 1890 IV (Zona Nov. 15)

External links[]

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[1] Kronk, Gary W. (2003). "C/1890 V1 (Zona)". Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. Vol. vol. 2: 1800–1899. pp. 658–660. ISBN 0521585058. {{cite book}}: |volume= has extra text (help)

[2] Osservazioni della Cometa 1890 IV (Zona Nov. 15)

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