45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by: | Minoru Honda |
| Discovery date: | December 3, 1948 |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | June 29, 2006 (JD 2453915.5) |
| Aphelion distance: | 3.02 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 0.5302496 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.0213997 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.8245020 |
| Orbital period: | 5.252 a |
| Inclination: | 4.2532666° |
| Last perihelion: | March 29, 2001 |
| Next perihelion: | September 30, 2011 |
45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková is a periodic comet discovered by Minoru Honda December 3, 1948 [1]. The comet is named after Minoru Honda, Antonín Mrkos and Ľudmila Pajdušáková.
The orbit is elliptical with period of 5.252 years.
The orbital work of Kazuo Kinoshita discovered that it will pass with significantly close proximity of only 0.0601 AU from the Earth in August 15, 2011 [2]. It will also pass close to Earth on June 1, 2017.
[edit] References
- ^ 45P/Honda-Mrkos-Pajdusakova. Gary W. Kronk's Cometography. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
- ^ Comet Orbit Home Page. Kazuo Kinoshita. Retrieved on 2007-03-25.
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