6P/d'Arrest
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| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | June 28, 1851 |
| Alternate designations |
1678 R1, 1851 M1, 1857 X1, 1923b, 1950a, 1963f, 1970d, 1976e, 1982e, 1987k |
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| Eccentricity (e) | 0.613 |
| Semi-major axis (a) | 3.496 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 1.353 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 5.639 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 6.51 a |
| Inclination (i) | 19.5° |
| Last perihelion date | February 3, 2002 |
| Next est. perihelion date | August 14, 2008 |
6P/d'Arrest is a periodic comet in our solar system.
In 1991, A. Carusi and G. B. Valsecchi (Rome) and L. Kresak and M. Kresakova (Bratislava) independently suggested this comet was the same as a comet observed by La Hire in 1678.
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