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The following list is of
comets
with very long
orbital periods
, defined as between 200 and 1000 years. These comets come from the
Kuiper belt
and
scattered disk
, beyond the
orbit
of
Pluto
, with possible origins in the
Oort cloud
for many. For comets with an orbital period of over 1000 years (semi-major axis greater than ~100 AU), see the
List of near-parabolic comets
.
Comet designation
|
Name
/ discoverer(s)
|
Period
(years)
|
e
|
a
(
AU
)
|
q
(
AU
)
|
i
(
°
)
|
Abs. mag
(M1)
|
Last observed perihelion
|
Next perihelion
|
C/1811 W1
|
Pons
|
755
|
0.9809
|
82.881
|
1.5817
|
31.2554
|
|
1811/11/11
|
2566
|
C/1840 U1
|
Bremiker
|
286
|
0.9659
|
43.453
|
1.48
|
57.9043
|
|
1840/11/14
|
2126
|
C/1843 D1
|
Great Comet of 1843
|
513
|
0.999914
|
64.267
|
0.005527
|
144.3548
|
|
1843/02/27
|
2356
|
C/1846 J1
|
Brorsen
|
538
|
0.990414
|
66.1131
|
0.63376
|
150.6809
|
|
1846/06/05
|
2384
|
C/1853 G1
|
Schweizer
|
781
|
0.989286
|
84.8136
|
0.908693
|
122.1955
|
|
1853/05/10
|
2634
|
C/1855 G1
|
Schweizer
|
500
|
0.965185
|
63.0052
|
2.193526
|
128.5764
|
|
1855/02/05
|
2355
|
C/1855 L1
|
Donati
|
252
|
0.98578
|
39.9131
|
0.567564
|
156.8707
|
|
1855/05/30
|
2107
|
C/1857 O1
|
Peters
|
235
|
0.980414
|
38.1315
|
0.746843
|
32.7565
|
|
1857/08/24
|
2092
|
C/1861 G1
|
A. E. Thatcher
|
415
|
0.983465
|
55.6819
|
0.9207
|
79.7733
|
|
1861/06/03
|
2276
|
C/1861 J1
|
Great Comet of 1861
|
409
|
0.98507
|
55.0827
|
0.822384
|
85.4424
|
|
1861/06/12
|
2270
|
C/1874 Q1
|
Coggia
|
306
|
0.962822
|
45.4028
|
1.687985
|
34.1267
|
|
1874/07/18
|
2180
|
C/1882 R1
-A
|
Great September Comet of 1882
|
669
|
0.999899
|
76.7327
|
0.00775
|
142.0112
|
|
1882/09/17
|
2551
|
C/1882 R1
-B
|
Great September Comet of 1882
|
759
|
0.999907
|
83.3441
|
0.007751
|
142.0111
|
|
1882/09/17
|
2641
|
C/1882 R1
-C
|
Great September Comet of 1882
|
874
|
0.999915
|
91.1882
|
0.007751
|
142.0105
|
|
1882/09/17
|
2756
|
C/1882 R1
-D
|
Great September Comet of 1882
|
952
|
0.99992
|
96.8625
|
0.007749
|
142.0093
|
|
1882/09/17
|
2834
|
C/1885 R1
|
Brooks
|
275
|
0.982264
|
42.2389
|
0.749149
|
59.097
|
|
1885/08/10
|
2160
|
C/1886 H1
|
Brooks
|
768
|
0.996783
|
83.8679
|
0.269803
|
33.8679
|
|
1886/06/07
|
2654
|
C/1887 B2
|
Brooks
|
999
|
0.983694
|
99.9721
|
1.630145
|
104.2738
|
|
1887/03/17
|
2986
|
C/1894 G1
|
Gale
|
958
|
0.989884
|
97.176
|
0.983032
|
86.9666
|
|
1894/04/13
|
2852
|
C/1898 F1
|
Perrine
|
419
|
0.980454
|
56.035
|
1.095261
|
72.5292
|
|
1898/03/17
|
2317
|
C/1905 F1
|
Giacobini
|
220
|
0.9
|
36
|
1.11
|
40
|
|
1905/04/04
|
2125
|
C/1906 V1
|
Thiele
|
420
|
0.979
|
56
|
1.2122
|
56.35
|
|
1906/11/21
|
2300
|
C/1930 F1
|
Wilk
|
485
|
0.992194
|
61.723
|
0.48181
|
67.1409
|
|
1930/03/28
|
2415
|
C/1931 O1
|
Nagata
|
357
|
0.979203
|
50.3391
|
1.046903
|
42.2957
|
|
1931/06/11
|
2288
|
C/1932 G1
|
Houghton-Ensor
|
302
|
0.972127
|
45.0052
|
1.254431
|
74.2776
|
|
1932/02/28
|
2234
|
C/1932 P1
|
Peltier
–
Whipple
|
291
|
0.976369
|
43.8914
|
1.037198
|
71.7195
|
|
1932/09/01
|
2223
|
C/1932 Y1
|
Dodwell-
Forbes
|
262
|
0.972386
|
40.9498
|
1.130788
|
24.5025
|
|
1932/12/30
|
2194
|
C/1935 A1
|
Johnson
|
901
|
0.991304
|
93.2783
|
0.811148
|
65.4251
|
|
1935/02/26
|
2836
|
C/1936 O1
|
Kaho-Kozik-Lis
|
888
|
0.994389
|
92.3905
|
0.518403
|
121.9417
|
|
1936/06/15
|
2824
|
C/1937 P1
|
Hubble
|
599
|
0.972499
|
71.0395
|
1.953657
|
11.5806
|
|
1936/11/14
|
2535
|
C/1940 O1
|
Whipple
–
Paraskevopoulos
|
425
|
0.980843
|
56.4926
|
1.082228
|
54.6906
|
|
1940/10/08
|
2365
|
C/1941 B1
|
Friend-Reese-
Honda
|
355
|
0.981221
|
50.1552
|
0.941864
|
26.2756
|
|
1941/01/20
|
2296
|
C/1952 H1
|
Mrkos
|
645
|
0.982816
|
74.6448
|
1.282696
|
112.0282
|
|
1952/06/08
|
2597
|
C/1955 L1
|
Mrkos
|
356
|
0.989361
|
50.2321
|
0.534419
|
86.5016
|
|
1955/06/04
|
2311
|
C/1961 T1
|
Seki
|
759
|
0.991812
|
83.1862
|
0.681129
|
155.707
|
|
1961/10/10
|
2720
|
C/1963 A1
|
Ikeya
|
932
|
0.993377
|
95.446
|
0.632139
|
160.6487
|
|
1963/03/21
|
2895
|
C/1963 R1
|
Pereyra
|
903
|
0.999946
|
93.7963
|
0.005065
|
133.5821
|
|
1963/08/23
|
2866
|
C/1964 N1
|
Ikeya
|
391
|
0.984643
|
53.5099
|
0.821752
|
171.92
|
|
1964/08/01
|
2355
|
C/1965 S1
-A
|
Ikeya
–
Seki
|
880
|
0.999915
|
91.6
|
0.007786
|
141.8642
|
|
1965/10/21
|
2845
|
C/1973 H1
|
Huchra
|
829
|
0.972977
|
88.2336
|
2.384337
|
48.329
|
|
1973/03/11
|
2802
|
C/1974 O1
|
Cesco
|
551
|
0.979579
|
67.2323
|
1.372951
|
173.1585
|
|
1974/05/12
|
2525
|
C/1975 T2
|
Suzuki
-Saigusa-
Mori
|
446
|
0.985653
|
58.4127
|
0.838047
|
118.2332
|
|
1975/10/15
|
2421
|
C/1979 S1
|
Meier
|
391
|
0.973197
|
53.4299
|
1.432081
|
67.084
|
|
1979/10/17
|
2370
|
C/1979 Y1
|
Bradfield
|
303
|
0.98792
|
45.1
|
0.54526
|
148.6024
|
8.4
|
1979/12/21
|
2282
|
C/1983 H1
|
IRAS
-Araki-
Alcock
|
968
|
0.98987
|
97.86
|
0.9913399
|
73.2526
|
12.599
|
1983/05/21
|
2951
|
C/1984 U2
|
Shoemaker
|
270
|
0.970905
|
41.7429
|
1.21451
|
13.8812
|
|
1985/01/03
|
2255
|
C/1985 T1
|
Thiele
|
700
|
0.983297
|
78.8565
|
1.31714
|
139.0692
|
|
1985/12/19
|
2685
|
C/1986 E1
|
Shoemaker
|
555
|
0.94678
|
67.5284
|
3.593864
|
159.809
|
|
1986/03/11
|
2541
|
C/1987 B2
|
Terasako
|
724
|
0.995125
|
80.6195
|
0.39302
|
40.8543
|
|
1986/12/24
|
2710
|
C/1992 Q2
|
Helin
–
Lawrence
|
452
|
0.965365
|
58.8554
|
2.038458
|
106.8481
|
|
1993/03/15
|
2445
|
C/1992 W1
|
Ohshita
|
719
|
0.99721
|
80.2191
|
0.664134
|
115.1232
|
|
1992/11/01
|
2711
|
C/1994 E1
|
Mueller
|
408
|
0.968171
|
55.0218
|
1.75129
|
145.1425
|
|
1993/11/28
|
2401
|
C/1995 Q2
|
Hartley
-Drinkwater
|
424
|
0.966518
|
56.4229
|
1.889153
|
168.0075
|
|
1995/08/02
|
2419
|
C/1997 O1
|
Tilbrook
|
811
|
0.98422
|
86.96
|
1.371807
|
115.8024
|
8
|
1997/07/13
|
2808
|
C/1998 K1
|
Mueller
|
491
|
0.94511
|
62.2
|
3.41659
|
35.6361
|
8
|
1998/09/01
|
2489
|
C/1998 K5
|
LINEAR
|
616
|
0.98669
|
72.39
|
0.9635469
|
9.92714
|
16.1
|
1998/07/17
|
2613
|
C/1999 L3
|
LINEAR
|
683.5
|
0.97437
|
77.59
|
1.988917
|
166.09928
|
8.8
|
2000/01/04
|
2683/06/01
|
C/2000 J1
|
Ferris
|
370
|
0.951
|
51
|
2.5417
|
98.78
|
14.2
|
2000/05/11
|
2370
|
C/2001 S1
|
Skiff
|
388
|
0.9295
|
53.2
|
3.749
|
139.1322
|
5.9
|
2001/06/02
|
2389
|
C/2002 Q2
|
LINEAR
|
420
|
0.977
|
56
|
1.3029
|
96.76
|
16.4
|
2002/08/17
|
~2450
|
C/2003 H2
|
LINEAR
|
235.9
|
0.94293
|
38.18
|
2.17853
|
72.218
|
14.2
|
2003/05/17
|
2239/05/01
|
C/2003 K1
|
Spacewatch
|
250
|
0.947
|
40
|
2.086
|
129.81
|
14.4
|
2002/12/20
|
2250
|
C/2003 S4-A
|
LINEAR
|
224
|
0.895
|
36.9
|
3.874
|
40.71
|
12.3
|
2004/05/30
|
2230
|
C/2003 S4-B
|
LINEAR
|
253
|
0.904
|
40
|
3.84
|
40.43
|
12.4
|
2004/05/23
|
2250
|
C/2004 DZ
61
|
Catalina (CSS)
–
LINEAR
|
309.81
|
0.956027
|
45.786
|
2.01333
|
66.80929
|
12.4
|
2004/05/26
|
2314/04/01
|
C/2004 HV
60
|
Spacewatch
|
347.80
|
0.938
|
49.46
|
3.07
|
92.53
|
13
|
2003/12/16
|
2351
|
C/2004 K3
|
LINEAR
|
438
|
0.9809
|
57.7
|
1.10334
|
111.9279
|
16.9
|
2004/06/30
|
2440
|
C/2005 H1
|
LINEAR
|
314.4
|
0.89687
|
46.24
|
4.7686
|
81.5121
|
9.8
|
2004/10/28
|
2319/04/01
|
C/2005 N4
|
Catalina (CSS)
|
444
|
0.9604
|
58.2
|
2.30373
|
116.6298
|
14.2
|
2005/07/02
|
2450
|
C/2005 O1
|
NEAT
|
365
|
0.9297
|
51.1
|
3.5909
|
155.981
|
6.3
|
2005/05/17
|
2370
|
C/2005 P3
|
SWAN
|
279
|
0.98768
|
42.7
|
0.52578
|
89.708
|
14.2
|
2005/08/09
|
2285
|
C/2006 S5
|
Hill
|
961.7
|
0.973002
|
97.430
|
2.630434
|
10.13138
|
9.6
|
2007/12/09
|
2969/08/28
|
C/2007 D2
|
Spacewatch
|
420
|
0.97771
|
56
|
1.2457
|
178.618
|
15.4
|
2006/11/24
|
2425
|
C/2007 E1
|
Garradd
|
524.06
|
0.980218
|
65.001
|
1.2858628
|
174.394
|
13.7
|
2007/05/23
|
2531/06/01
|
C/2007 H2
|
Skiff
|
351.67
|
0.9717
|
49.822
|
1.4105
|
52.191
|
15.9
|
2007/02/17
|
2358
|
C/2007 K5
|
Lovejoy
|
340
|
0.9766
|
49
|
1.1491
|
64.884
|
12
|
2007/05/01
|
2350
|
C/2007 T5
|
Gibbs
|
320.98
|
0.91362
|
46.88
|
4.049254
|
45.61521
|
10
|
2008/05/24
|
2328/05/01
|
C/2008 H1
|
LINEAR
|
371
|
0.9465
|
51.6
|
2.76026
|
75.492
|
10.4
|
2008/03/16
|
2380
|
C/2008 J5
|
Garradd
|
616
|
0.97288
|
72.4
|
1.96384
|
93.271
|
10.6
|
2008/04/01
|
2625
|
C/2008 X3
|
LINEAR
|
289.6
|
0.95654
|
43.77
|
1.90213
|
66.4751
|
11.8
|
2008/10/10
|
2298
|
C/2009 B2
|
LINEAR
|
270
|
0.9443
|
41.8
|
2.32762
|
156.873
|
13
|
2009/03/07
|
2279
|
C/2009 E1
|
Itagaki
|
254.67
|
0.985073
|
40.177
|
0.5997215
|
127.4534
|
13.5
|
2009/04/07
|
2263/12/01
|
C/2009 F5
|
McNaught
|
718
|
0.972
|
80.2
|
2.24534
|
84.9905
|
10.2
|
2008/11/04
|
2726
|
C/2009 K4
|
Gibbs
|
268
|
0.9628
|
41.6
|
1.5489
|
34.8248
|
13.8
|
2009/06/19
|
2280
|
C/2010 D4
|
WISE
|
520.1
|
0.88947
|
64.67
|
7.14822
|
105.65965
|
8.4
|
2009/03/30
|
2519/05/01
|
C/2010 DG
56
|
WISE
|
555
|
0.97644
|
67.54
|
1.591452
|
160.41734
|
14.3
|
2010/05/15
|
2565
|
C/2010 F1
|
Boattini
|
566
|
0.9476
|
68.4
|
3.58752
|
64.936
|
6.3
|
2009/11/10
|
2575
|
C/2010 F3
|
Scotti
|
497.7
|
0.91327
|
62.8
|
5.44669
|
4.64758
|
9.8
|
2010/08/04
|
2508
|
C/2010 G2
|
Hill
|
943.41
|
0.9794077
|
96.19
|
1.9807735
|
103.745293
|
9
|
2011/09/02
|
2955/02/01
|
C/2010 J1
|
Boattini
|
222.5
|
0.9538
|
36.72
|
1.69566
|
134.3849
|
11.4
|
2010/02/04
|
2232
|
C/2010 KW
7
|
WISE
|
997.7
|
0.97425
|
99.84
|
2.570441
|
147.06087
|
12.3
|
2010/10/11
|
3008
|
C/2010 L4
|
WISE
|
717
|
0.9647
|
80.1
|
2.8255
|
102.818
|
12.8
|
2010/02/23
|
2726
|
C/2011 KP
36
|
Spacewatch
|
238.03
|
0.872862
|
38.4077
|
4.883081
|
18.985920
|
7.3
|
2016/05/27
|
2254/06/05
|
C/2011 Q4
|
SWAN
|
282.35
|
0.974157
|
43.039
|
1.112228
|
147.84307
|
11.8
|
2011/09/21
|
2294/01/27
|
C/2011 W3
|
Lovejoy
|
698
|
0.9999294
|
78.7
|
0.0055538
|
134.356
|
15.3
|
2011/12/16
|
2710
|
C/2012 F1
|
Gibbs
|
630
|
0.965
|
74
|
2.5509
|
129.3968
|
13.8
|
2012/02/19
|
2645
|
C/2012 Y1
|
LINEAR
|
233.8
|
0.94687
|
37.95
|
2.0162
|
20.9594
|
15.1
|
2013/01/18
|
2246
|
C/2013 J6
|
Catalina (CSS)
|
463
|
0.9596
|
59.9
|
2.41572
|
85.055
|
12.7
|
2013/04/09
|
2475
|
C/2013 K1
|
Christensen
|
713
|
0.98811
|
79.8
|
0.948263
|
42.3415
|
18.4
|
2013/05/30
|
2725
|
C/2013 N4
|
Borisov
|
333
|
0.974805
|
48.04
|
1.210405
|
37.03523
|
10.6
|
2013/08/21
|
2346
|
C/2013 PE
67
|
Catalina (CSS)
–
Spacewatch
|
415.1
|
0.966806
|
55.64
|
1.847072
|
116.71754
|
13.3
|
2013/12/09
|
2429/01/01
|
C/2013 UQ
4
|
Catalina (CSS)
|
471.43
|
0.9821538
|
60.572
|
1.08097487
|
145.25856
|
11.4
|
2014/07/05
|
2485/12/09
|
C/2014 G3
|
PANSTARRS
|
421
|
0.9164
|
56.2
|
4.6986
|
155.8268
|
5.5
|
2015/02/02
|
2436
|
C/2014 S3
|
PANSTARRS
|
900
|
0.977
|
90
|
2.049
|
169.321
|
17.7
|
2014/08/13
|
2900
|
C/2015 D4
|
Borisov
|
700
|
0.98907
|
78.8
|
0.86168
|
77.3017
|
9.4
|
2014/10/28
|
2714
|
C/2015 F2
|
Polonia
|
237.6
|
0.96844
|
38.36
|
1.210552
|
28.6937
|
14.9
|
2015/04/28
|
2252/11/29
|
C/2015 T4
|
PANSTARRS
|
812.2
|
0.973620
|
87.05
|
2.296376
|
87.91718
|
7.0
|
2016/06/18
|
2828
|
C/2016 A8
|
LINEAR
|
207.6
|
0.94635
|
35.06
|
1.881129
|
148.21184
|
10.3
|
2016/08/30
|
2224
|
C/2016 C2
|
NEOWISE
|
512
|
0.97563
|
64.00
|
1.559751
|
38.1565
|
13.8
|
2016/04/19
|
2528
|
C/2016 R3
|
Borisov
|
997.76
|
0.9955
|
99.849
|
0.4468
|
53.067
|
18.1
|
2016/10/10
|
3014
|
C/2017 A1
|
PANSTARRS
|
800
|
0.974
|
90
|
2.290
|
49.81
|
13.1
|
2017/05/17
|
2800
|
C/2017 A3
|
Elenin
|
285.45
|
0.911
|
43.35
|
3.8545
|
98.5
|
9.7
|
2017/01/30
|
2302
|
C/2017 C2
|
PANSTARRS
|
976.33
|
0.9753
|
98.414
|
2.431
|
118.584
|
12
|
2017/01/21
|
2993
|
C/2018 E1
|
ATLAS
|
403.05
|
0.9504
|
54.5634
|
2.7055
|
72.4796
|
11.7
|
2018/4/17
|
2421
|
C/2019 A9
|
PANSTARRS
|
242.22
|
0.9633
|
38.8574
|
1.4264
|
84.3402
|
9.0
|
2019/07/26
|
2261
|
C/2019 J1
|
Lemmon
|
609.24
|
0.96551
|
71.8650
|
2.4788
|
24.5502
|
11.8
|
2019/04/09
|
2628
|
C/2019 O2
|
PANSTARRS
|
434.1
|
0.8311
|
57.22
|
9.683
|
93.287
|
10.1
|
2023/04/07
|
2457
|
C/2019 Y4
-D
|
ATLAS
|
491.16
|
0.996
|
62.25
|
0.25
|
45.88
|
13.5
|
2020/05/31
|
2511
|
C/2020 B2
|
Lemmon
|
559.27
|
0.959
|
67.88
|
2.768
|
55.704
|
17.2
|
2020/01/26
|
2579
|
C/2020 K4
|
PANSTARRS
|
299.66
|
0.9604
|
44.7795
|
1.7723
|
125.907
|
16.9
|
2020/03/06
|
2320
|
C/2020 Q1
|
Borisov
|
454.78
|
0.97776
|
59.137
|
1.315
|
142.924
|
11.6
|
2020/08/14
|
2501
|
C/2020 R4
|
ATLAS
|
933.77
|
0.98924
|
95.5331
|
1.0283
|
164.462
|
16.0
|
2021/03/01
|
2955
|
C/2020 U3
|
Rankin
|
519.34
|
0.96477
|
64.61
|
2.2762
|
30.177
|
11.9
|
2021/02/05
|
2540
|
C/2020 X4
|
Leonard
|
312.03
|
0.88679
|
46.00
|
5.2083
|
80.4859
|
9.1
|
2020/11/11
|
2332
|
C/2021 A4
|
NEOWISE
|
280.22
|
0.97325
|
42.82
|
1.1455
|
111.57
|
13.7
|
2021/03/20
|
2301
|
C/2021 A10
|
NEOWISE
|
894.04
|
0.98633
|
92.804
|
1.269
|
151.52
|
19.6
|
2021/03/15
|
2915
|
C/2021 B2
|
NEOWISE
|
206.66
|
0.9382
|
34.953
|
2.160
|
119.49
|
13.9
|
2021/03/10
|
2227
|
C/2021 C3
|
Catalina (CSS)
|
503.89
|
0.9640
|
63.321
|
2.2765
|
122.16
|
16.1
|
2021/02/12
|
2525
|
C/2021 D1
|
SWAN
|
947.05
|
0.9904
|
96.44
|
0.9018
|
31.27
|
13.3
|
2021/02/27
|
2969
|
C/2021 G1
|
Leonard
|
646.49
|
0.9547
|
75.535
|
3.424
|
131.57
|
13.7
|
2021/07/22
|
2667
|
C/2021 Q3
|
ATLAS
|
641.70
|
0.9300
|
74.396
|
5.205
|
77.78
|
6.8
|
2022/01/26
|
2662
|
C/2021 U4
|
Leonard
|
300.59
|
0.9601
|
44.872
|
1.787
|
152.88
|
18.8
|
2021/12/21
|
2322
|
C/2022 J1
|
Maury-Attard
|
329.62
|
0.9664
|
47.716
|
1.604
|
105.93
|
11.9
|
2022/02/19
|
2351
|
C/2022 J2
|
Bok
|
877.30
|
0.9801
|
91.642
|
1.827
|
149.09
|
18.3
|
2022/10/27
|
2900
|
C/2022 JK
5
|
PANSTARRS
|
283.53
|
0.9377
|
43.158
|
2.687
|
16.83
|
13.46
|
2023/04/28
|
2306
|
C/2022 N1
|
Attard-Maury
|
224.28
|
0.9599
|
36.913
|
1.482
|
164.74
|
14.9
|
2022/09/10
|
2247
|
C/2022 U2
|
ATLAS
|
937.03
|
0.9861
|
95.755
|
1.328
|
48.25
|
13.5
|
2023/01/14
|
2960
|
C/2022 V2
|
Lemmon
|
223.12
|
0.944
|
36.786
|
2.064
|
98.91
|
13.6
|
2023/11/01
|
2246
|
C/2023 P1
|
Nishimura
|
434.7
|
0.996
|
57.386
|
0.225
|
132.47
|
12.7
|
2023/09/17
|
2431
|
C/2024 C4
|
ATLAS
|
774.2
|
0.983
|
84.31
|
1.471
|
79.29
|
13.2
|
2024/01/20
|
2798
|
C/2024 E2
|
Bok
|
382.1
|
0.854
|
52.66
|
7.692
|
155.66
|
8.6
|
2023/10/22
|
2405
|
Used sources:
- MPC
?List Periodic Comet Numbers
[1]
- IAU
?
CBAT
: 200 Most Recent IAUCs
[2]
- IAU?CBAT: Astronomical Headlines
[3]
- PDS SBN?Planetary Data System Small Bodies Node: Periodic Comet Names and Designations
[4]
- JPL Small-Body Database Browser
[5]
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