49P/Arend–Rigaux

Summary

49P/Arend–Rigaux is a periodic comet^[1]. 49P/Arend–Rigaux draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2]

Key Facts

• 49P/Arend–Rigaux is credited with the discovery of Sylvain Arend^[3].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux is credited with the discovery of Fernand Rigaux^[4].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's image is recorded as Comet Arend–Rigaux.jpg^[5].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's instance of is recorded as periodic comet^[6].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's instance of is recorded as Jupiter-family comet^[7].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's site of astronomical discovery is recorded as Royal Observatory of Belgium^[8].
• Sylvain Arend is named after 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[9].
• Fernand Rigaux is named after 49P/Arend–Rigaux^[10].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's parent astronomical body is recorded as Sun^[11].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1991 XVII^[12].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1984k^[13].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1978 III^[14].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1970j^[15].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1963g^[16].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 49P/1958 B1^[17].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1958b^[18].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 49P/1951 C2^[19].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1950 VII^[20].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1977k^[21].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1964 V^[22].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1957 VII^[23].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's provisional designation is recorded as 1951b^[24].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1951-02-05T00:00:00Z^[25].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b3h2j^[26].
• 49P/Arend–Rigaux's JPL Small-Body Database SPK-ID is recorded as 1000002^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Sylvain Arend^[3], an astronomer^[28], 1902–1992^[29], of Belgium^[30], specialised in astronomy^[31] and Fernand Rigaux^[4], an astronomer^[32], 1905–1962^[33], of Belgium^[34], specialised in astronomy^[35].

Why It Matters

49P/Arend–Rigaux draws 4 Wikipedia views per month (periodic_comet category, ranking #30 of 183).^[2] 49P/Arend–Rigaux has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]