49P/Arend-Rigaux
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Discovery | |
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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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