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Comet Zhu-Balam
| Discovery |
| Discovered by: |
David Balam (June 8) and Gin Zhu (June 3) |
| Discovery date: |
June 3, 1997 |
| Orbital characteristics A |
| Orbital period: |
66000 years (approx.) |
| Last perihelion: |
June 3, 1997 |
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Comet Zhu-Balam is a non-periodic comet first identified by David Balam on June 8, 1997 and originally photographed by Gin Zhu on June 3, 1997. The comet is estimated at 10 kilometres in diameter with a period of approximately 66,000 years. The estimated distance (from the sun) according to Celestron's The sky is: 24.468015AU (astronomical units), at 8:24AM CDT, on April 19, 2008
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