87P/Bus
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by: | Schelte J. Bus |
| Discovery date: | 1981 |
| Alternate designations: | Bus/1981b; Bus/1981 XI; |
| Orbital characteristics A | |
| Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
| Aphelion distance: | 4.798 AU |
| Perihelion distance: | 2.174 AU |
| Semi-major axis: | 3.486 AU |
| Eccentricity: | 0.3764 |
| Orbital period: | 6.509 a |
| Inclination: | 2.5768° |
| Last perihelion: | 2001 |
| Next perihelion: | July 7, 2007 |
Comet 87P/Bus was discovered by Schelte J. Bus in 1981 on a plate taken with the 1.2m UK Schmidt telescope at Siding Spring, Australia. The discovery was announced in IAU Circular 3578 on March 4, 1981. The comet's orbit takes it around the Sun every 6.51 years.
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