Short-perihelion comets

Tomanov, VP, Kuzmichev, VV
Kinemat. fiz. nebesnyh tel (Online) 2006, 22(5):374-384
Language: Russian
Abstract: 

Statistical analysis of the system of short-perihelion Kreutz comets (n = 372, q < 0.01 A. U.) is performed. It is found that the orbits of Kreutz comets lie close to the plane with the inclination i = 143° and longitude of ascending node Ω = 359°. A relationship between the comet orbit inclination and longitude of ascending node is revealed. Comet perihelia concentrate drastically to the point with λ = 283°, β = +35°. The possibility to explain the basic regularities in the Kreutz comet system within the framework of the hypothesis of interstellar origin of comets is discussed.

Keywords: comets