Comet Skorichenko-George
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Comet Skorichenko–George (sometimes spelled Scorichenko–George) is also designated C/1989 Y1, 1990 VI, and 1989e1. It was discovered on December 17, 1989 by Doug George of Kanata
(near Ottawa
), Ontario
, Canada
, and Soviet astronomer Boris Skoritchenko (Mezmay
, Krasnodar Krai
). Skoritchenko was using 8×20 binoculars
, whilst George was using a 16" reflector and had searched for 65 hours. The comet was magnitude
10.5 in the northern evening sky. It passed its perihelion on April 11, 1990 at a distant 1.57 AU
, and remained in the Earth's evening sky through April 1990, at magnitude 9–10.
C2 emission bands were observed in the comet Skorichenko-George.
Kanata
Kanata is an aboriginal word meaning "village" or "settlement."- Name of Canada :Until the mid-20th century, the Mohawk word "kanata" was thought to have been the origin of Canada's name...
(near Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
), Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, and Soviet astronomer Boris Skoritchenko (Mezmay
Mezmay
Mezmay is a settlement in Apsheronsky District of Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located in the valley of the Kurdzhips River near its confluence with the Mezmay River, south-east of Apsheronsk. Population: less than a thousand inhabitants. It is a popular mountain resort.-External links:*...
, Krasnodar Krai
Krasnodar Krai
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). Skoritchenko was using 8×20 binoculars
Binoculars
Binoculars, field glasses or binocular telescopes are a pair of identical or mirror-symmetrical telescopes mounted side-by-side and aligned to point accurately in the same direction, allowing the viewer to use both eyes when viewing distant objects...
, whilst George was using a 16" reflector and had searched for 65 hours. The comet was magnitude
Apparent magnitude
The apparent magnitude of a celestial body is a measure of its brightness as seen by an observer on Earth, adjusted to the value it would have in the absence of the atmosphere...
10.5 in the northern evening sky. It passed its perihelion on April 11, 1990 at a distant 1.57 AU
Astronomical unit
An astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....
, and remained in the Earth's evening sky through April 1990, at magnitude 9–10.
C2 emission bands were observed in the comet Skorichenko-George.