165P/LINEAR is a periodic comet in the Solar System. 165P/LINEAR has a perihelion distance of 6.8 AU,[5] and is a Chiron-type comet with (TJupiter smaller than 3 and a semi-major axis larger than Jupiter's).[5]
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | LINEAR |
Discovery date | January 29, 2000 |
Alternative designations | P/2000 B4 |
Orbital characteristics A | |
Epoch | March 6, 2006 |
Aphelion | 29.15 AU |
Perihelion | 6.852 AU |
Semi-major axis | 18 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.6193 |
Orbital period | 76.37 a |
Inclination | 15.8959° |
Last perihelion | June 15, 2000 |
Next perihelion | 2075-Oct-14[1] October 17, 2075[2][3][4] |
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