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141P/Machholz 2-A

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.01 au
Eccentricity
0.7505
Inclination
12.79°
Orbital period
5.229 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

141P-A141P/Machholz 2-AMachholz

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Davide Farnocchia
ClassJFc · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a3.01 au
Eccentricity e0.7505
Inclination i12.79°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q0.751 / 5.27 au
Period1,910 d (5.229 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M246.16° / 149.24° / 184.96°
Earth MOID0.106 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1994-08-15 → 2000-02-11 · 411 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/141p-machholz-2-a · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.