49P/Arend-Rigaux

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49P/Arend-Rigaux
Discovery
Discovered by: 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 characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.686 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.369 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.527 AU
Eccentricity: 0.612
Orbital period: 6.625 a
Inclination: 18.3004°
Last perihelion: February 24, 2005
Next perihelion: 2011

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

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