53P/Van Biesbroeck

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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

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]

Footnotes

  1. ^ Comets II. Lunar and Planetary Institute, University of Arizona. p. 236, 237, 314.
  2. ^ Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet?

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