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170P/Christensen

Comet
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Semi-major axis
4.201 au
Eccentricity
0.3042
Inclination
10.12°
Orbital period
8.624 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

170P170P/ChristensenChristensen

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Davide Farnocchia
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a4.201 au
Eccentricity e0.3042
Inclination i10.12°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q2.923 / 5.48 au
Period3,150 d (8.624 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M142.92° / 225.53° / 321.85°
Earth MOID1.93 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc2014-06-23 → 2025-02-03 · 987 observations

Provenance

where this card came from
ArchiveRead at (UTC)Record
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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/170p-christensen · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.