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412P/WISE

412P/WISE

412P/WISE is an Encke-type comet with a 5.5-year orbit around the Sun. It is the first of many comets discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), and has since been followed by ground observatories, among them the Mauna Kea Observatory.

Orbit The comet has an orbital period of 5.49 years, an aphelion of 4.6 AU (690 million km) and a perihelion of 1.62 AU (242 million km).

References

External links 412P/WISE at the JPL Small-Body Database 412P/WISE at Seiichi Yoshida's website

Tags

  • Astronomical objects discovered in 2010
  • Comet stubs
  • Comets in 2015
  • Comets in 2020
  • Comets in 2026
  • Discoveries by WISE
  • Encke-type comets
  • Numbered comets
  • Periodic comets