74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

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74P/Smirnova-Chernykh
Discovery
Discovered by: Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh
Discovery date: March 4, 1975
Alternate designations: 1967 XV; 1975 VII; 1984 V;
1992 XXI
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 4.793 AU
Perihelion distance: 3.553 AU
Semi-major axis: 4.173 AU
Eccentricity: 0.1485
Orbital period: 8.524 a
Inclination: 6.6484°
Last perihelion: January 15, 2001
Next perihelion: July 30, 2009

74P/Smirnova-Chernykh is a periodic comet in the solar system.

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