C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse) Explained

C/1998 H1 (Stonehouse)
Discoverer:Patrick L. Stonehouse
Discovery Site:Wolverine, Michigan
Discovery Date:22 April 1998
Epoch:13 May 1998 (JD 2450946.5)
Observation Arc:91 days
Obs:407
Aphelion:1,442.77 AU
Perihelion:1.487 AU
Semimajor:722.129 AU
Eccentricity:0.99794
Period:19,405.77 years
Inclination:104.693°
Asc Node:222.109°
Arg Peri:1.325°
Tjup:–0.376
Earth Moid:0.4796 AU
Jupiter Moid:3.9427 AU
M1:10.0
M2:14.5
Magnitude:12.0
Last P:14 April 1998

Comet Stonehouse, formally designated C/1998 H1, is a non-periodic comet discovered in April 22, 1998 by Patrick L. Stonehouse of Wolverine, Michigan, USA.

With a maximum brightness of about 12.0 in April/May 1998, Comet Stonehouse was too faint to be seen by the unaided eye, but it was a popular object for telescope-equipped comet watchers.