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.
Physical characteristics The nucleus of the comet has a radius of 0.68 ± 0.04 km (0.423 ± 0.025 mi), assuming a geometric albedo of 0.04, based on observations by Hubble Space Telescope, while observations by Keck indicate a radius of 1.305 km (0.811 mi). Another study in 2006 places the nuclear radius around 0.83 km (0.52 mi) assuming that it has a geometric albedo of 0.035±0.012.
References
External links 71P/Clark at the JPL Small-Body Database 71P/Clark – Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net