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Comet West

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COMET WEST

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Discovered by:Richard M. West
Discovery date:August 10, 1975
Alternative
designations:C/1975 V1, 1976 VI, 1975n

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Epoch:1976-Mar-03
(JD 2442840.5)[1]
Aphelion:up to 70,000 AU[2]
(1.1 light-years)
Perihelion:0.197 AU[1][3]
Eccentricity:0.99997[1] (near parabolic)

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Orbital period:chaotic (more than 250 thousand years and maybe millions of years)
Inclination:43.0664°[1]
Last perihelion :February 25, 1976[1][3]
Next perihelion:unknown

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