49P/Arend-Rigaux
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| Discovery | |
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| 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 distance: | 5.686 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 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 |
| Next perihelion: | 2011 |
49P/Arend-Rigaux is a periodic comet in our solar system.
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