97P/Metcalf–Brewington

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97P/Metcalf–Brewington is a 3.4-km wide Jupiter-family comet currently with a 10.4-year orbit around the Sun. It was first discovered by Joel H. Metcalf in 1906, becoming a lost comet until recovered by Howard J. Brewington in 1991. A close encounter with Jupiter in 1993 resulted in its orbit to increase its perihelion distance from 1.59 to 2.61 AU

The orbits of 97P/Metcalf–Brewington from 1900 to 2100

97P/Metcalf–Brewington as seen from the Zwicky Transient Facility, 2021-Nov-10

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