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158P/Kowal-LINEAR

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.721 au
Eccentricity
0.0306
Inclination
7.91°
Orbital period
10.27 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

158P158P/Kowal-LINEARKowal-LINEAR

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.721 au
Eccentricity e0.0306
Inclination i7.91°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q4.576 / 4.87 au
Period3,750 d (10.27 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M137.31° / 232.61° / 352.78°
Earth MOID3.58 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1979-07-24 → 2025-01-25 · 1,093 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/158p-kowal-linear · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.