50P/Arend
50P/Arend (Comet). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. Comet Arend or 50P/Arend is a periodic comet in the Solar System which was discovered on October 4, 1951.
Comet Arend or 50P/Arend is a periodic comet in the Solar System which was discovered on October 4, 1951. It was discovered by astronomer Sylvain Julien Victor Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium located in the municipality of Uccle. The comet was illustrated at approximately a magnitude of 14 and also exhibited a nucleus within a coma 14 arc seconds across. It has been observed on its every subsequent apparition since discovery, with the most recent one occurred in 2024. The comet's next perihelion will be in the year 2032.
- Type: Comet
- Diameter: 1.9 km
- Orbital period: 8.3 years
- Eccentricity: 0.531