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C/1997 L1 (Zhu–Balam)

9/3/2026

Comet Zhu–Balam, formally designated C/1997 L1, is a non-periodic comet first identified by David D. Balam on 8 June 1997, and originally photographed by Zhu Jin on 3 June 1997. The comet is estimated at 10 kilometres in diameter, with a period of approximately 36,895 years. Until 1998, the comet was formerly known as Comet Xinglong, until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) agreed to renam

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Comet Zhu–Balam, formally designated C/1997 L1, is a non-periodic comet first identified by David D. Balam on 8 June 1997, and originally photographed by Zhu Jin on 3 June 1997. The comet is estimated at 10 kilometres in diameter, with a period of approximately 36,895 years. Until 1998, the comet was formerly known as Comet Xinglong, until the International Astronomical Union (IAU) agreed to rename it Zhu–Balam after its first two discoverers.

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