48P/Johnson

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48P/Johnson
Comet
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Discovery
Discoverer Ernest Leonard Johnson
Discovery date August 15, 1949
Alternate
designations
1949 II; 1956 V; 1963 IV;
1970 IV; 1977 I; 1983 XVIII;
1990 XXIII
Orbital elements A
Epoch March 6, 2006
Eccentricity (e) 0.3667
Semi-major axis (a) 3.646 AU
Perihelion (q) 2.309 AU
Aphelion (Q) 4.983 AU
Orbital period (P) 6.963 a
Inclination (i) 13.6589°
Last perihelion date October 11, 2004
Next est. perihelion date 2011

48P/Johnson is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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