114P/Wiseman–Skiff

114P/Wiseman–Skiff is a periodic comet in the Solar System.

114P/Wiseman-Skiff

Discovery
Discovered by	Jennifer Wiseman Brian A. Skiff
Discovery date	December 28, 1986
Designations
Alternative designations	1986 Y1; 1987b; 1993 IX; 1993u; 1993 X2
Orbital characteristics
Epoch	May 28, 2013[1]
Aphelion	5.5124 AU
Perihelion	1.5748 AU
Semi-major axis	3.5436 AU
Eccentricity	0.55558
Orbital period	6.67 a
Inclination	18.284°
Last perihelion	January 14, 2020[2] May 13, 2013[3] September 13, 2006
Next perihelion	2026-Sep-15[4]
Jupiter MOID	0.182 AU (27.2 million km)
Physical characteristics[5][6]
Mean radius	0.78±0.05 km
Spectral type	(V–R) = 0.46±0.02

It was discovered by Jennifer Wiseman in January 1987 on two photographic plates that had been taken on December 28, 1986, by Brian A. Skiff of Lowell Observatory. Wiseman and Skiff confirmed the comet on January 19, 1987.

Comet 114P/Wiseman–Skiff is believed to have been the parent body of a meteor shower on Mars and the source of the first meteor photographed from Mars on March 7, 2004.^[7]

Aphelion is located near the orbit of Jupiter. On February 25, 2043, the comet will pass 0.179 AU (26.8 million km) from Jupiter.^[8]

The nucleus of the comet has a radius of 0.78±0.05 km, assuming a geometric albedo of 0.04.^[5]