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74P/Smirnova–Chernykh
Periodic comet with 8 year orbit
Periodic comet with 8 year orbit
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh | |
| image | [[File:74p-2010Jan25-12UT.jpg | 240px]] |
| caption | 74P (apmag ~17; 3.6AU from the Sun) near galaxy [PGC 49413](http://server6.wikisky.org/starview?object_type=2&object_id=4970) | |
| discoverer | Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova | |
| Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh | ||
| discovery_date | March 4, 1975 | |
| designations | 1967 XV; 1975 VII; 1984 V; | |
| 1992 XXI | ||
| epoch | November 21, 2025 | |
| semimajor | 5.11 AU | |
| perihelion | 4.836 AU | |
| aphelion | 5.39 AU | |
| eccentricity | 0.0543 | |
| period | 11.56 yr | |
| inclination | 6.015° | |
| last_p | January 26, 2018{{cite web | |
| date | 2007-07-09 | |
| title | 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh (NK 1485) | |
| publisher | OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections | |
| author | Syuichi Nakano | |
| author-link | Syuichi Nakano | |
| url | http://www.oaa.gr.jp/~oaacs/nk/nk1485.htm | |
| access-date | 2010-02-24}} | |
| July 30, 2009 | ||
| next_p | March 2, 2026 | |
| 2034-Jun-14 |
Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh 1992 XXI |author-link=Syuichi Nakano |access-date=2010-02-24}} July 30, 2009 2034-Jun-14
| Epoch | Perihelion |
|---|---|
| (AU) | |
| 1929 | 5.68 |
| 1967 | 3.55 |
| 2026 | 4.84 |
| 2034 | 3.84 |
74P/Smirnova–Chernykh is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It fits the definition of an Encke-type comet with (TJupiter 3; a Jupiter), It was discovered in late March 1975 by Tamara Mikhajlovna Smirnova while examining exposures from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. In the discovery images the comet had an apparent magnitude of ~15. In the year of discovery, the comet came to perihelion on August 6, 1975.
The comet had been photographed during 1967, but was identified as an asteroid and assigned the designation 1967 EU.
The comet is estimated at 4.46 km in diameter.
A close approach to Jupiter in 2021 lifted perihelion from 3.54 AU to 4.84 AU.
References
References
- {{mpc. 74p
- Toth, I.. (March 2006). "The quasi-Hilda subgroup of ecliptic comets - an update". [[Astronomy and Astrophysics]].
- Kronk, Gary W. "74P/Smirnova-Chernykh".
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