6P/d'Arrest is a periodic comet found by the German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest at the Leipzig observatory. It belongs to the Jupiter family of comets, which have short orbital periods of a few years, and returns to the inner Solar System roughly every six and a half years. It has been seen at many of its returns, and for a time it was noted for outbursts in brightness. d'Arrest is also remembered for his role in the search for Neptune, since he was the student who helped Johann Galle find the planet at the Berlin Observatory in 1846.
Before and after
- 1851Construction of The Crystal Palace
- 1851Fizeau experiment
- from 11 January 1851 to 1 August 1864Taiping Rebellion
- 1 February 1851Death of Mary Shelley
- 28 June 1851Discovery of 6P/d'Arrest
- from 18 August 1851 to 3 February 1852Platine War
- 18 September 1851Founding of The New York Times
- October 1851Founding of Reuters
- 18 October 1851Publication of Moby-Dick
More in Universe & space
- 1774Founding of Heidelberg-Königstuhl State Observatory
- 13 March 1781Discovery of Uranus
- 1839Founding of Harvard College Observatory
- 23 November 1843Discovery of 4P/Faye
- 23 September 1846Discovery of Neptune
- 28 December 1904Discovery of 19P/Borrelly
The era
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