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163P/NEAT

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.68 au
Eccentricity
0.476
Inclination
12.5°
Orbital period
7.064 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

163P163P/NEATNEAT

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Shantanu Naidu
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.68 au
Eccentricity e0.476
Inclination i12.5°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.928 / 5.43 au
Period2,580 d (7.064 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M103.35° / 348.05° / 91.67°
Earth MOID0.946 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1990-10-24 → 2020-03-17 · 355 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/163p-neat · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.