100P/Hartley

< 100P

100P/Hartley
Discovery
Discovered byMalcolm Hartley
Discovery siteUK Schmidt Telescope
Discovery date13 June 1985
Designations
P/1985 L1
P/1991 E1
  • Hartley 1
  • 1991 VII, 1985 VII
  • 1985f, 1991j
Orbital characteristics
Epoch13 September 2023 (JD 2460200.5)
Observation arc37.17 years
Number of
observations
658
Aphelion4.844 AU
Perihelion2.018 AU
Semi-major axis3.416 AU
Eccentricity0.41183
Orbital period6.354 years
Inclination25.567°
37.687°
Argument of
periapsis
181.96°
Mean anomaly67.750°
Last perihelion10 August 2022
Next perihelion15 December 2028
TJupiter2.851
Earth MOID1.003 AU
Jupiter MOID0.133 AU
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
< 1.2 km (0.75 mi)
Comet total
magnitude
(M1)
10.0
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)
16.2

100P/Hartley, also known as Hartley 1, is a periodic, Jupiter family comet in the Solar System.

On 29 April 2164, the comet will pass 0.487 AU (72.9 million km; 45.3 million mi) from Earth.