19P/Borrelly facts for kids
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Alphonse Borrelly |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1904 |
| Designations | |
| 1905 II; 1911 VIII; 1918 IV; 1925 VIII; 1932 IV; 1953 IV; 1960 V; 1967 VIII; 1974 VII; 1981 IV; 1987 XXXIII; 1994 XXX |
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| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch September 8, 2001 (JD 2452160.5) | |
| Aphelion | 5.83 AU |
| Perihelion | 1.35 AU (February 1, 2022) |
| 3.59 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.624 |
| 6.8 a | |
| Inclination | 30.3° |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 8×4×4 km |
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Mean radius
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2.4 km |
| Mass | 2×1013 kg |
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Mean density
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0.3 g/cm³ |
| Albedo | Albedo: 0.03 |
Comet Borrelly is a periodic comet. Periodic comets can only be seen from earth once every few years or decades. It was visited by the spacecraft Deep Space 1. Comet Borrelly was last seen from earth in September 2001 and will likely be seen again in July 2008.
Images for kids
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Animation of Deep Space 1's trajectory from 24 October 1998 to 31 December 2003 Deep Space 1 · 9969 Braille · Earth · 19P/Borrelly
See also
In Spanish: 19P/Borrelly para niños
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