49P/Arend–Rigaux

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: 5.686 AU
Perihelion: 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[1][2]
Next perihelion: October 19, 2011[1][2]

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

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 8.48 kilometers in diameter with a low albedo of 0.028.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Seiichi Yoshida (2009-04-07). "49P/Arend-Rigaux". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. http://www.aerith.net/comet/catalog/0049P/index.html. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  2. ^ a b Syuichi Nakano (2008-05-07). "49P/Arend-Rigaux (NK 1614)". OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections. http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk1614.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 
  3. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 49P/Arend-Rigaux". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 2006-06-26 last obs. http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=49P. Retrieved 2010-03-01. 

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