52P/Harrington-Abell

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52P/Harrington-Abell
Comet
(List of comets)
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Discovery
Discoverer Robert G. Harrington
George Ogden Abell
Discovery date March 22, 1955
Alternate
designations
1954 XIII; 1962 II; 1969 III;
1976 VIII; 1983 XVII; 1991 X
Orbital elements A
Epoch March 6, 2006
Eccentricity (e) 0.5429
Semi-major axis (a) 3.844 AU
Perihelion (q) 1.757 AU
Aphelion (Q) 5.932 AU
Orbital period (P) 7.538 a
Inclination (i) 10.2204°
Last perihelion date January 27, 1999
Next est. perihelion date August 14, 2006

52P/Harrington-Abell is a periodic comet in our solar system.

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