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Reid

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C/1924 F1 (Reid)

Reid is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.76 AU to 2,502.8 AU from the Sun.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
1,252.279 AU
Eccentricity
0.9986
Inclination
72.33°
Perihelion
1.756 AU
Aphelion
2,502.802 AU
Longitude of ascending node
115.07°
Argument of periapsis
271.44°
Epoch · J2000
2423840.5
Orbit class · COM
Comet
Tisserand (Jupiter)
0.503

Orbit quality

Observations used
63
Data arc
191 days
First observed
30 March 1924
Last observed
7 October 1924

Discovery & classification

Also known as 1924 F1

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