165P/LINEAR explained

165P/LINEAR
Discoverer:LINEAR
Discovery Date:January 29, 2000
Designations:P/2000 B4
Epoch:March 6, 2006
Semimajor:18 AU
Perihelion:6.852 AU
Aphelion:29.15 AU
Eccentricity:0.6193
Period:76.37 a
Inclination:15.8959°
Last P:June 15, 2000
Next P:2075-Oct-14
October 17, 2075

165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU,[1] and is a Chiron-type comet with (TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's).[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2003-04-25 last obs . JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 165P/LINEAR . 2012-07-13.