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71P/Clark

9/3/2026

71P/Clark

71P/Clark is a periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of 5.5 years. It was discovered by Michael Clark at Mount John University Observatory, New Zealand on 9 June 1973 with a brightness of apparent magnitude 13. Subsequently it has been observed in 1978, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2011 and 2017.

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71P/Clark is a periodic comet in the Solar System with an orbital period of 5.5 years. It was discovered by Michael Clark at Mount John University Observatory, New Zealand on 9 June 1973 with a brightness of apparent magnitude 13. Subsequently it has been observed in 1978, 1984, 1989, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2011 and 2017.

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