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126P/IRAS

Comet
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Diameter
3.2 km
Semi-major axis
5.64 au
Eccentricity
0.6963
Inclination
45.87°
Orbital period
13.39 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

126P126P/IRASIRAS

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Davide Farnocchia
ClassJFC
Semi-major axis a5.64 au
Eccentricity e0.6963
Inclination i45.87°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.713 / 9.57 au
Period4,890 d (13.39 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M357.86° / 356.52° / 303.39°
Earth MOID0.711 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter3.2 km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1996-08-08 → 2024-02-15 · 1,717 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/126p-iras · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.