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'''53P/Van Biesbroeck''' is a periodic [[comet]] in our [[solar system]]. |
'''53P/Van Biesbroeck''' is a periodic [[comet]] in our [[solar system]]. |
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This comet and [[42P/Neujmin]] are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.<ref>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/books/CometsII/download.html Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.]</ref> |
This comet and [[42P/Neujmin]] are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.<ref>[http://www.lpi.usra.edu/books/CometsII/download.html Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.]</ref><ref>[http://www.aas.org/publications/baas/v35n4/dps2003/72.htm Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?]</ref> |
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== Footnotes == |
== Footnotes == |
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Revision as of 14:07, 16 September 2008
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | George Van Biesbroeck |
| Discovery date | September 1, 1954 |
| Designations | |
| 1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV; 1991 VI | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion | 8.375 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.414 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 5.394 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.5526 |
| Orbital period | 12.53 a |
| Inclination | 6.6094° |
| Last perihelion | October 9, 2003 |
| Next perihelion | 2016 |
53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet in our solar system.
This comet and 42P/Neujmin are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.[1][2]
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