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.