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74P/Smirnova-Chernykh

Capture date
2018-02-09
Nearest MPC J01 observation
0074P         C2018 02 10.00618 11 58 09.03 +09 45 55.4          16.8 NQ@8747J01
Distance to the Sun
3.536802 AU (529,098,114 km)
Distance to the Earth
2.692326 AU (402,766,227 km)
Approximate magnitude
≈ 16.7 (comet total; Horizons model estimate)
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh - 2018-02-09

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Source filename
74p-20180209-j01.jpg
Image dimensions
1094 × 610

About this object

Designation
74P
Orbit class
Encke-type Comet

Orbital parameters: Epoch 2456322.5 JD TDB · q = 3.55 au · e = 0.148 · i = 6.65 deg · Ω = 77.1 deg · ω = 86.6 deg · T = 2455039.287 JD TDB