Long-Period Comet (C/) Orbital Element Statistics


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This page shows statistics for various orbital elements of Long-Period Comets
Until a comet receives a number, periodic comets with periods greater than twenty years may be listed as long-period
A comet is categorized as "sun-looking" if it was discovered in a sun-looking survey
Sun-looking surveys: SOHO/SWAN (249) and STEREO A/B (C49/C50)
A comet is categorized as "opposition-looking" if it was discovered in an opposition-looking survey
Opposition-looking surveys are considered all observatories not listed as sun-looking