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| discoverer=[[Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin]]
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| discovery_date=[[August 2]], [[1929]]
| discovery_date=[[August 2]], [[1929]]
| designations=1929 III; 1951 V; 1972 IV;<br/> 1993 XVI
| designations=1929 III; 1951 V; 1972 IV;<br/> 1993 XVI

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42P/Neujmin
Discovery
Discovered byGrigory Neujmin
Discovery dateAugust 2, 1929
Designations
1929 III; 1951 V; 1972 IV;
1993 XVI
Orbital characteristics
EpochMarch 6, 2006
Aphelion7.701 AU
Perihelion2.014 AU
Semi-major axis4.858 AU
Eccentricity0.5854
Orbital period10.71 a
Inclination3.9854°
Last perihelionJuly 16, 2004
Next perihelion2015

42P/Neujmin, also known as Neujmin 3, is a periodic comet in our solar system.


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