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449P/Leonard
Discovery
Discovered byGregory J. Leonard
Discovery siteMount Lemmon Obs
Discovery date29 September 2020
Designations
MPC designationX/1987 A2
P/2013 Y3
P/2020 S6
Orbital characteristics
Epoch20 October 2020 (JD 2459142.5)
Observation arc12,458 days (34.11 years)
Earliest precovery date5 January 1987
Number of
observations		294
Aphelion5.322 AU
Perihelion1.875 AU
Semi-major axis3.598 AU
Eccentricity0.47899
Orbital period6.82 years
Inclination15.459°
Longitude of
ascending node		242.571°
Argument of
periapsis		176.652°
Last perihelion23 November 2020
TJupiter2.853
Earth MOID0.8872 AU
Jupiter MOID0.0613 AU
Comet total
magnitude (M1)		8.6
Comet nuclear
magnitude (M2)		17.7

449P/Leonard is a periodic comet that orbits the Sun once every 6.83 years.

References

  1. "440P/Leonard – JPL Small-Body Database Lookup". ssd.jpl.nasa.gov. Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. J. Shanklin. "BAA Comet Section: Periodic Comets 400–499". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 13 July 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.

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