Comet Skjellerup-Maristany
- Comet Skjellerup-Maristany
Infobox Comet
name=C/1927 X1 (Skjellerup-Maristany)
discoverer= John Francis Skjellerup, Edmundo Maristany
discovery_date=December 6, 1927
designations=Great Comet of 1927, 1927 IX, 1927 X1
epoch=2425240.5
semimajor=1101 AU
perihelion=0.176 AU
aphelion=2202 AU
eccentricity=0.9998
period=36532 a
inclination=85.1°
last_p=December 18, 1927
next_p=38459
Comet Skjellerup-Maristany, formally designated C/1927 X1, 1927 IX, and 1927k, was a comet which became very bright in 1927. It was independently discovered by amateur astronomers John Francis Skjellerup in Australia on November 28, 1927 and Edmundo Maristany in Argentina on December 6, 1927, and noted for its strong yellow appearance, caused by emission from sodium atoms.
External links
*JPL Small Body|name=C/1927 X1
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