Dormant comet · (3552) Don Quixote

3552 Don Quixote

A large near-Earth object on a comet-like orbit long suspected to be a dormant comet; faint carbon-dioxide activity was detected in 2013, suggesting it is not fully extinct.

Comets

Classification & origin

Class:Jupiter-Family Comets

Knowledge connections

Member of groupJupiter-Family Comets

Sources

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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.
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NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.

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