49P/Arend-Rigaux
- Capture date
- 2012-01-31
- Nearest MPC J01 observation
0049P C2012 01 31.03936 12 30 52.10 +18 53 06.2 16.4 Nw77909J01
- Distance to the Sun
- 1.809201 AU (270,652,557 km)
- Distance to the Earth
- 1.027081 AU (153,649,199 km)
- Approximate magnitude
- ≈ 15.6 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
Open original-resolution image
- Source filename
- 49p-20120131-j01.jpg
- Image dimensions
- 818 × 612
About this object
- Designation
- 49P
- Orbit class
- Jupiter-family Comet
Orbital parameters: Epoch 2457055.5 JD TDB · q = 1.43 au · e = 0.6 · i = 19.1 deg · Ω = 119 deg · ω = 333 deg · T = 2455853.798 JD TDB