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C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)

For other comets of the same name, see List of comets discovered by the LINEAR project.
C/1999 S4 (LINEAR)
Hubble image of C/1999 S4 disintegrating on 5 August 2000
Discovery[1]
Discovered byLINEAR (704)
Discovery siteSocorro, New Mexico
Discovery date27 September 1999
Designations
CJ99S040[1]
Orbital characteristics[2][3]
Epoch13 February 2000 (JD 2451587.5)
Observation arc300 days
Number of
observations		1,230
Aphelion~1400 AU
Perihelion0.765 AU
Semi-major axis~700 AU
Eccentricity1.00010
Orbital period~18,700 years
Inclination149.38°
83.181°
Argument of
periapsis		151.05°
Last perihelion26 July 2000
Earth MOID0.174 AU
Jupiter MOID0.802 AU
Physical characteristics[4][5]
Dimensions0.9 km (0.56 mi)
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		9.6
6.6–6.8
(2000 apparition)

C/1999 S4 (LINEAR) was a hyperbolic comet discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research survey on 27 September 1999.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference MPEC_1999-T02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference barycenter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference jpl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Altenhoff_2002 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference cometography was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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