101P/Chernykh
is a
periodic comet
Periodic comets (also known as short-period comets) are comets with orbital periods of less than 200 years or that have been observed during more than a single perihelion passage (e.g. 153P/Ikeya–Zhang). "Periodic comet" is also sometimes us ...
which was first discovered on August 19, 1977, by
Nikolaj Stepanovich Chernykh.
[
In 1991, 101P/Chernykh was observed to split. JPL concluded that the comet split in April 1991, when 3.3 AU from the Sun.][
The primary ]nucleus
Nucleus ( : nuclei) is a Latin word for the seed inside a fruit. It most often refers to:
* Atomic nucleus, the very dense central region of an atom
*Cell nucleus, a central organelle of a eukaryotic cell, containing most of the cell's DNA
Nucl ...
is in diameter and was last observed in 2020.[ Fragment B has not been observed since 1996.][
]
References
External links
101P/Chernykh
– Seiichi Yoshida @ aerith.net
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; For 101P/Chernykh-B:
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Periodic comets
0101
Split comets
19770819
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