74P/Smirnova–Chernykh
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh |
| Discovery date | March 4, 1975 |
| Alternative designations |
1967 XV; 1975 VII; 1984 V; 1992 XXI |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch | May 1, 2009 |
| Aphelion | 4.790 AU |
| Perihelion | 3.557 AU |
| Semi-major axis | 4.173 AU |
| Eccentricity | 0.1485 |
| Orbital period | 8.53 yr |
| Inclination | 6.647° |
| Last perihelion | July 30, 2009[1] |
| Next perihelion | January 26, 2018[2] |
74P/Smirnova–Chernykh is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with (TJupiter > 3; a < aJupiter),[3] and is a Quasi-Hilda comet.[4] It was discovered in late March 1975 by Tamara Mikhajlovna Smirnova while examining exposures from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.[5] In the discovery images the comet had an apparent magnitude of ~15.[5] In the year of discovery, the comet came to perihelion on August 6, 1975.[5]
The comet had been photographed during 1967, but was identified as an asteroid and assigned the designation 1967 EU.[1]
The comet is estimated at about 4.46 km in diameter, and currently has an orbit contained completely inside of the orbit of Jupiter.[3]
References
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External links
- Orbital simulation from JPL (Java) / Horizons Ephemeris
- 74P at Kazuo Kinoshita's Comets
- Images of 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh from the 2009 passage
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