Comet Zhu-Balam

Comet Zhu-Balam

Infobox Comet
name=Comet Zhu-Balam
discoverer=David Balam (June 8) and Gin Zhu (June 3)
discovery_date=June 3, 1997
period=66000 years (approx.)
last_p=June 3, 1997

Comet Zhu-Balam is a non-periodic comet first identified by David Balam on June 8, 1997 and originally photographed by Gin Zhu on June 3, 1997. The comet is estimated at 10 kilometres in diameter with a period of approximately 66,000 years. The estimated distance (from the sun) according to Celestron's The sky is: 24.920176AU (astronomical units), at 5:41PMCDT, on June 22, 2008

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