42P/Neujmin
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| Comet (List of comets) |
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| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin |
| Discovery date | August 2, 1929 |
| Alternate designations |
1929 III; 1951 V; 1972 IV; 1993 XVI |
| Orbital elements A | |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.5854 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 4.858 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.014 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 7.701 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 10.71 a |
| Inclination (i) | 3.9854° |
| Last perihelion date | July 16, 2004 |
| Next est. perihelion date | 2015 |
42P/Neujmin, also known as Neujmin 3, is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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