C/1959 O1 (Bester–Hoffmeister)
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Mike John Bester Cuno Hoffmeister |
| Discovery site | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
| Discovery date | 26 July 1959 |
| Designations | |
| 1959 III, 1959d | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | 11 July 1959 (JD 2436760.5) |
| Observation arc | 101 days |
| Earliest precovery date | 2 June 1959 |
| Number of observations | 29 |
| Perihelion | 1.251 AU |
| Eccentricity | 1.002679 |
| Inclination | 12.832° |
| 105.735° | |
| Argument of periapsis | 186.507° |
| Last perihelion | 17 July 1959 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 0.41 km (0.25 mi) |
| Comet total magnitude (M1) | 9.9 |
| Comet nuclear magnitude (M2) | 14.9 |
| 8.0 (1959 apparition) | |
Comet Bester–Hoffmeister, formally designated as C/1959 O1, is a faint hyperbolic comet that was observed between June and September 1959.