52P/Harrington-Abell

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52P/Harrington-Abell
Discovery
Discovered by: 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 characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 5.932 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.757 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.844 AU
Eccentricity: 0.5429
Orbital period: 7.538 a
Inclination: 10.2204°
Last perihelion: January 27, 1999
Next perihelion: August 14, 2006

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

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