On the dynamic connection of comets with Uranus
Kalinicheva, OV, Tomanov, VP |
Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2012, 28(1):25-33 |
Language: Russian |
Abstract: We consider the connection with Uranus for: 1) 945 near-parabolic comets (period P > 200 years, perihelion distance q > 0.1 AU); 2) 1277 Kreutz comets (P > 200 years, q < 0.1 AU); 3) 414 short-period comets (P < 200 years). It turns out that none of the near-parabolic comets passed through the sphere of activity of Uranus, none of the Kreutz comets approach Uranus closer than 11 AU, and only two short-period comets, C/2006 U7 and C/2006 F2, could have close encounters with Uranus during 5000 years. |
Keywords: comets |