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Comet 49P Arend-Rigaux Home

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Coarse finder chart
(Field of view: 60°, Max. star mag.: 5) 		Fine finder chart
(Field of view: 2°, Max. star mag.: 12)
 
View from 90° above ecliptic plane
 View from above comet orbital plane
 
Position
Right ascension7h 45.1m
Declination24° 43'
ConstellationGemini
Distance from Earth2.353 AU
Last observed magnitude14.5
Date of last reported observation2025-May-23
Altitude22.7°
Azimuth282° (WNW)
Angular separation from Sun32.2°
Ecliptic latitude5.1°
 Comet observations courtesy of COBS
Orbit
Distance from Sun1.590 AU
Perihelion1.431 AU
(2025-Apr-10)
Aphelion5.708 AU
Period6.74 years
Eccentricity0.599022
Inclination to ecliptic19.1°
Speed relative to Sun29.453 km/s

Warning!
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