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169P/NEAT

Comet
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Semi-major axis
2.603 au
Eccentricity
0.7678
Inclination
11.3°
Orbital period
4.189 y
Rotation period
8.369 h

Also known as

3 identifiers

169P169P/NEATNEAT

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc · near-Earth
Semi-major axis a2.603 au
Eccentricity e0.7678
Inclination i11.3°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q0.604 / 4.6 au
Period1,530 d (4.189 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M176.11° / 218.04° / 275.37°
Earth MOID0.143 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period8.369 h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1989-03-07 → 2026-08-12 · 2,401 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/169p-neat · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.