49P/Arend-Rigaux

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49P/Arend-Rigaux
Comet
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Discovery
Discoverer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
Fernand Rigaux
Discovery date February 5, 1951
Alternate
designations
1950 VII; 1957 VII; 1964 V;
1971 IV; 1978 III; 1984 XXI;
1991 XVII
Orbital elements A
Epoch March 6, 2006
Eccentricity (e) 0.612
Semi-major axis (a) 3.527 AU
Perihelion (q) 1.369 AU
Aphelion (Q) 5.686 AU
Orbital period (P) 6.625 a
Inclination (i) 18.3004°
Last perihelion date February 24, 2005
Next est. perihelion date 2011

49P/Arend-Rigaux is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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