42P/Neujmin
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42P/Neujmin, also known as Neujmin 3, is a periodic comet 2 km in diameter.
This comet and 53P/Van Biesbroeck are fragments of a parent comet that split in March 1845.[1][2][3]
The comet did not come within 1 AU of a planet in the 20th century, but will pass 0.04 AU from asteroid 4 Vesta on July 17, 2036.[4]
The comet nucleus is estimated to be 2.2 kilometers in diameter.[5]
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- ↑ Are Comets 42P/Neujmin 3 and 53P/Van Biesbroeck Parts of one Comet? Template:Webarchive
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