53P/Van Biesbroeck
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 |
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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