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159P/LONEOS

Comet
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Semi-major axis
5.86 au
Eccentricity
0.3821
Inclination
23.46°
Orbital period
14.18 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

159P159P/LONEOSLONEOS

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a5.86 au
Eccentricity e0.3821
Inclination i23.46°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q3.621 / 8.1 au
Period5,180 d (14.18 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M55.06° / 4.87° / 281.89°
Earth MOID2.63 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1989-12-17 → 2021-03-21 · 880 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
ArchiveRead at (UTC)Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/159p-loneos · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.