Biela's Comet
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Orbital period | 2,416 days |
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Discovered | February 27, 1826 |
Absolute magnitude | 7. 5 |
Last perihelion | September 24, 1852 |
Discoverer | Wilhelm von Biela |
Epoch | September 29, 1852 |
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ID | 3006740 |
About Biela's Comet
Biela's Comet or Comet Biela was a periodic Jupiter-family comet first recorded in 1772 by Montaigne and Messier and finally identified as periodic in 1826 by Wilhelm von Biela. It was subsequently observed to split in two and has not been seen since 1852.