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141P/Machholz 2

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.055 au
Eccentricity
0.7367
Inclination
13.98°
Orbital period
5.339 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

141P141P/Machholz 2Machholz

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Davide Farnocchia
ClassJFc · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a3.055 au
Eccentricity e0.7367
Inclination i13.98°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q0.804 / 5.31 au
Period1,950 d (5.339 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M241.88° / 153.62° / 267.16°
Earth MOID0.0989 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2015-05-24 → 2021-03-24 · 852 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
ArchiveRead at (UTC)Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/141p-machholz-2 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.