Comet Skorichenko-George

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 N. Skorichenko (Mezmay, Krasnodar Krai). Skorichenko was using a 8×20 binocular, 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 of 1990, at magnitude 9–10.

Many papers have been written about Skorichenko-George concerning its C₂ emission bands.

References

Links

• Saguaro Astronomy Club News, #157, February 1990