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162P/Siding Spring

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.053 au
Eccentricity
0.5961
Inclination
27.82°
Orbital period
5.339 y
Rotation period
32.85 h

Also known as

3 identifiers

162P162P/Siding SpringSiding Spring

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a3.053 au
Eccentricity e0.5961
Inclination i27.82°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.233 / 4.87 au
Period1,950 d (5.339 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M31.24° / 356.33° / 52.57°
Earth MOID0.239 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period32.853 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1990-03-23 → 2026-08-11 · 3,236 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/162p-siding-spring · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.