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Periodic comet with 8 year orbit From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
170P/Christensen is a periodic comet in the Solar System. It came to perihelion in September 2014 at about apparent magnitude 18.
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Eric J. Christensen |
Discovery date | June 17, 2005 |
Designations | |
P/2005 M1 | |
Orbital characteristics | |
Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
Aphelion | 5.487 AU |
Perihelion | 2.93 AU |
Semi-major axis | 4.208 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.3038 |
Orbital period | 8.633 a |
Inclination | 10.1255° |
Last perihelion | September 17, 2014[1][2] January 26, 2006 |
Next perihelion | 2023-Apr-19[1] |
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