97P/Metcalf-Brewington
97P/Metcalf-Brewington (Cometa). Scopri dimensioni, orbita e posizione in tempo reale su una mappa 3D del Sistema Solare. 97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a Jupiter-family comet originally discovered by Joel H.
97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a Jupiter-family comet originally discovered by Joel H. Metcalf in 1906 but subsequently lost. A new observation in 1991 by Howard J. Brewington was matched to the 1906 sighting; the orbit was computed and the comet was observed again on its returns to perihelion in 2001, 2011, and 2022.
- Tipo: Cometa
- Diametro: 3,4 km
- Periodo orbitale: 10.5 anni
- Eccentricità: 0.457