C/1890 V1 Explained

C/1890 V1 (Zona)
Discoverer:	Temistocle Zona
Discovery Date:	15 November 1890
Designations:	Comet Zona, C/1890e, C/1890 IV
Epoch:	1890-Aug-07.3827 UT
Perihelion:	2.046694 AU
Eccentricity:	0.995872
Period:	~11040 a
Inclination:	154.3070°

C/1890 V1 (Zona) is a non-periodic comet discovered on 15 November 1890 by the Italian astronomer Temistocle Zona^[1] with an equatorially mounted Merz telescope at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo.^[2] Whilst attempting to observe this comet, Spitaler discovered the eponymous 113P/Spitaler in 1890.

External links

• C/1890 V1 (Zona) – Applet Java

Notes and References

1. Book: Kronk, Gary W.. Cometography: A Catalog of Comets. 2: 1800–1899. C/1890 V1 (Zona). 658–660. 2003. Cambridge University Press . https://books.google.com/books?id=5XXjVF8fuGkC&pg=PA658. 0521585058.
2. http://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-iarticle_query?1891AN....126..141Z&data_type=PDF_HIGH&whole_paper=YES&type=PRINTER&filetype=.pdf Osservazioni della Cometa 1890 IV (Zona Nov. 15)