25D/Neujmin

Also known as Comet Neujmin 2, 25D/Neujmin 2, Neujmin 2, 25D

25D/Neujmin, otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin (Simeis) on February 24, 1916. It was last observed on February 10, 1927.

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Comet.name: 25D/Neujmin
Comet.discoverer: Grigory Neujmin
Comet.discovery_date: 24 February 1916
Comet.mpc_name: D/1916 D1D/1926 V2
Comet.epoch: 21 March 1927 (JD 2424960.5)
Comet.observation_arc: 10.94 years(Not observed in years)
Comet.obs: 116
Comet.perihelion: 1.338 AU
Comet.aphelion: 4.840 AU
Comet.semimajor: 3.089 AU
Comet.eccentricity: 0.56682
Comet.period: 5.429 years
Comet.inclination

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25D/Neujmin, otherwise known as Comet Neujmin 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System discovered by Grigory N. Neujmin (Simeis) on February 24, 1916. It was last observed on February 10, 1927.

It was confirmed by George Van Biesbroeck (Yerkes Observatory, Wisconsin, United States) and Frank Watson Dyson (Greenwich Observatory, England) on March 1.