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Comet McMillan or 208P/McMillan is a periodic comet with an orbital period of about 8.1 years. The comet belongs to the Jupiter family of comets. It last came to perihelion on 1 July 2016.[1]

208P/McMillan

Discovery
Discovery date	19 October 2008
Orbital characteristics A
Epoch	2016-Jul-31 (JD 2457600.5)
Aphelion	5.561 AU (Q)
Perihelion	2.5446 AU (q)
Semi-major axis	4.0529 AU (a)
Eccentricity	0.37214
Orbital period	8.16 yr
Inclination	4.4081°
Last perihelion	2016-Jul-01
Next perihelion	2024-Aug-23[1]

Discovery

The comet was discovered on 19 October 2008 by the American astronomer Robert S. McMillan. It then received the designation P/2008 U1. In December, S. Nakano link to this comet that was observed as early as in October 2000 and gave it the designation P/2000 S7.

References

External links

• JPL Simulation
• McMillan's profile by Seiichi Yoshida
• Orbital elements by Seiichi Yoshida
• Jupiter family of Comets

Numbered comets
Previous 207P/NEAT	208P/McMillan	Next 209P/LINEAR

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