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==External links== |
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* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=53P Horizons Ephemeris] |
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=53P;orb=1 Orbital simulation] from JPL (Java) / [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons.cgi?find_body=1&body_group=sb&sstr=53P Horizons Ephemeris] |
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*[http://cometography.com/pcomets/053p.html 53P at Kronk's Cometography] |
* [http://cometography.com/pcomets/053p.html 53P at Kronk's Cometography] |
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Revision as of 22:26, 28 March 2016
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 | April 29, 2016[1][2] |
53P/Van Biesbroeck is a periodic comet in the Solar System.
This comet and 42P/Neujmin are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.[3][4]
References
- ^ Seiichi Yoshida (2011-07-31). "53P/Van Biesbroeck". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
- ^ Patrick Rocher (2005-11-10). "Note number : 0148 P/Van Biesbroeck : 53P". Institut de mécanique céleste et de calcul des éphémérides. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.
- ^ Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?
External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 53P at Kronk's Cometography