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==External links==
==External links==
* [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]
*[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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53P/Van Biesbroeck
Discovery
Discovered byGeorge Van Biesbroeck
Discovery dateSeptember 1, 1954
Designations
1954 IV; 1966 III; 1978 XXIV;
1991 VI
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion8.375 AU
Perihelion2.414 AU
Semi-major axis5.394 AU
Eccentricity0.5526
Orbital period12.53 a
Inclination6.6094°
Last perihelionOctober 9, 2003
Next perihelionApril 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

  1. ^ Seiichi Yoshida (2011-07-31). "53P/Van Biesbroeck". Seiichi Yoshida's Comet Catalog. Retrieved 2012-02-18.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.
  4. ^ Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?

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