71P/Clark

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71P/Clark
Discovery
Discovered by: Michael Clark
Discovery date: June 9, 1970
Alternate designations: 1973 V; 1978 XXIII; 1984 VIII;
1989 XX; 1994t
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch: March 6, 2006
Aphelion distance: 4.685 AU
Perihelion distance: 1.562 AU
Semi-major axis: 3.124 AU
Eccentricity: 0.4999
Orbital period: 5.521 a
Inclination: 9.4883°
Last perihelion: December 2, 2000
Next perihelion: June 7, 2006

71P/Clark is a periodic comet in the solar system.

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