49P/Arend–Rigaux Explained

49P/Arend–Rigaux
Discoverer:Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
Fernand Rigaux
Discovery Date:February 5, 1951
Designations:1950 VII; 1957 VII;
1964 V; 1971 IV;
1978 III; 1984 XXI;
1991 XVII
Epoch:2012-Feb-10
(JD 2455967.5)
Semimajor:3.562 AU
Perihelion:1.423 AU
Aphelion:5.701 AU
Eccentricity:0.6003
Period:6.72 a
Inclination:19.04°
Last P:2018-Jul-15
October 19, 2011
February 24, 2005
Next P:2025-Apr-10

49P/Arend–Rigaux is a periodic comet in the Solar System.

The comet nucleus is estimated to be 8.48 kilometers in diameter with a low albedo of 0.028.

On 20 December 2058 the comet will pass 0.0867abbr=onNaNabbr=on from Mars.

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