160P/LINEAR explained

160P/LINEAR
Discoverer:LINEAR
Discovery Date:July 15, 2004
Epoch:March 6, 2006
Semimajor:3.98 AU
Perihelion:2.082 AU
Aphelion:5.878 AU
Eccentricity:0.4768
Period:7.94 a
Inclination:17.2578°
Last P:December 2, 2019
September 18, 2012
October 12, 2004
Next P:2027-Apr-07

160P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. The comet came to perihelion on 18 September 2012, and reached about apparent magnitude 17.

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