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168P/Hergenrother

Comet
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Semi-major axis
3.624 au
Eccentricity
0.6095
Inclination
21.93°
Orbital period
6.899 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

168P168P/HergenrotherHergenrother

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a3.624 au
Eccentricity e0.6095
Inclination i21.93°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q1.415 / 5.83 au
Period2,520 d (6.899 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M356.48° / 13.92° / 308.15°
Earth MOID0.42 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1998-11-21 → 2013-02-08 · 3,377 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/168p-hergenrother · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.