C/1941 B2 (de Kock–Paraskevopoulos)
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The comet on 16 February 1941 by Yerkes Observatory | |
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Reginald Purdon de Kock John S. Paraskevopoulos |
| Discovery date | 15 January 1941 |
| Designations | |
| 1941 IV, 1941c | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 1941-Feb-15.0 |
| Observation arc | 241 days |
| Aphelion | 1,760 AU |
| Perihelion | 0.79 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.9991 |
| Inclination | 168.2° |
| 43.1° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 268.7° |
| Last perihelion | 27 January 1941 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.31 km (0.81 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 6.0 |
| 2.0 (1941 apparition) | |
Comet de Kock–Paraskevopoulos (also known with the designations C/1941 B2, 1941 IV, 1941c) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 15 January 1941. The comet reached an apparent magnitude of about +2.