Comet Elst–Pizarro
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| Orbital period | 2,053 days |
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| Discovered | July 24, 1979 |
| Average orbital speed | 16. 64 km/s |
| Orbits | Sun |
| Discovery site | La Silla Observatory |
| Discoverers | Robert H. McNaught |
| Schelte J. Bus | |
| Eric Walter Elst | |
| Guido Pizarro | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2197198 |
About Comet Elst–Pizarro
Comet Elst–Pizarro is a body that displays characteristics of both asteroids and comets, and is the prototype of main-belt comets. Its orbit keeps it within the asteroid belt, yet it displayed a dust tail like a comet while near perihelion in 1996, 2001, and 2007.
