74P/Smirnova-Chernykh
74P/Smirnova-Chernykh (Comet). See its size, orbit and live position on a 3D map of the Solar System. 74P/Smirnova–Chernykh is an Encke-type comet with a 5:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter.
74P/Smirnova–Chernykh is an Encke-type comet with a 5:7 orbital resonance with Jupiter. It is also classified as a quasi-Hilda comet. It was discovered in late March 1975 by Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova while examining exposures from the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory. In the discovery images the comet had an apparent magnitude of ~15. In the year of discovery, the comet came to perihelion on 6 August 1975.
- Type: Comet
- Diameter: 4.5 km
- Orbital period: 8.5 years
- Eccentricity: 0.148