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173P/Mueller 5

Comet
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Semi-major axis
5.691 au
Eccentricity
0.2614
Inclination
16.51°
Orbital period
13.58 y

Also known as

3 identifiers

173P173P/Mueller 5Mueller

Orbit and body

JPL Small-Body Database · solution by Otto Matic
ClassJFc
Semi-major axis a5.691 au
Eccentricity e0.2614
Inclination i16.51°
Perihelion q / aphelion Q4.204 / 7.18 au
Period4,960 d (13.58 y)
Node Ω / argument ω / M100.5° / 29.39° / 99.91°
Earth MOID3.23 au
Absolute magnitude H—
Diameter— km
Albedo—
Rotation period— h
Spectral type—
Observation arc1992-09-25 → 2023-06-20 · 1,194 observations

Provenance

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Machine-readable: /api/v1/object/173p-mueller-5 · Registry entry updated 2026-08-14.