99P/Kowal | |
Discoverer: | Charles T. Kowal |
Discovery Date: | April 24, 1977 |
Designations: | 1977 III; 1992 VI |
Epoch: | March 6, 2006 |
Semimajor: | 6.099 AU |
Perihelion: | 4.719 AU |
Aphelion: | 7.48 AU |
Eccentricity: | 0.2264 |
Period: | 15.06 a |
Inclination: | 4.3462° |
Last P: | April 12, 2022[1] January 15, 2007 |
Next P: | 2037-May-06 |
99P/Kowal, also known as Kowal 1, is a periodic comet in the Solar System that orbits out by Jupiter and has a 15 year orbital period. It has been observed regularly since 2019. It came to perihelion in April 2022 and will again in May 2037.