121P/Shoemaker–Holt Explained

121P/Shoemaker-Holt
Discoverer:Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Eugene Merle Shoemaker
Henry E. Holt
Discovery Date:March 9, 1989
Designations:1988 XI; 1995 Q3
Epoch:March 6, 2006
Semimajor:4.013 AU
Perihelion:2.65 AU
Aphelion:5.376 AU
Eccentricity:0.3396
Period:8.039 a
Inclination:17.7218°
Last P:September 8, 2013[1]
September 1, 2004
Next P:2023-Jun-28[2]

121P/Shoemaker–Holt, also known as Shoemaker-Holt 2, is a periodic comet in the Solar System.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-04-28 . 121P/Shoemaker-Holt 2 (NK 1925) . OAA Computing and Minor Planet Sections . Syuichi Nakano . Syuichi Nakano . 2012-02-25.
  2. Web site: 121P/Shoemaker-Holt Orbit . . 2014-06-17.